Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary lost against Verbum Dei Jesuit back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary Cardinals were dealt a 71-43 loss at the hands of the Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 690th, while the Eagles are ranked 269th).
Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jose Padilla, who went 6 for 11 en route to 16 points. That was a full 37.2% of Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary's points, marking the 11th time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Gio Chavez was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Verbum Dei Jesuit's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ryan Figueroa, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 19 points and five assists. Figueroa is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Jaythan Pinckney, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-12 record this season. As for Verbum Dei Jesuit, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8.
Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 67-43 victory against Downtown Magnets on the 1st. Verbum Dei Jesuit has also already played their next game, a 74-67 loss against JSerra Catholic on the 1st.
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