West suffered their closest loss since December 3, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of the Kimball Jaguars by a score of 39-36. While losing is never fun, the Wolfpack can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 714th, while the Jaguars are ranked 308th).
Several Wolfpack players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kaliyah Byrd, who posted eight points and eight boards. Athena Pastran was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Kimball was led to victory by Peyton Arline and Emma Coronado. Arline put up four points in addition to 12 rebounds and three steals, while Coronado scored 19 points. Coronado's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anaiya Garcia, who had three points.
West's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Kimball, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
West has already played their next game, a 78-36 loss against Lincoln on the 30th. As for Kimball, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 43-32 defeat against Tracy on the 30th.
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