Santa Ana Valley lost against La Quinta on January 7th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Santa Ana Valley Falcons lost to the La Quinta Aztecs at home by a 38-22 margin. The Falcons were down 32-12 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Jayleen Roldan was Santa Ana Valley's leading scorer, having posted six points.
La Quinta had a senior duo take command as Katie Nguyen went 6 of 15 on her way to 18 points and four steals and Kaitlyn Mai posted nine points and four steals. Those 18 points set a new season-high mark for Nguyen. Another player making a difference was Natalie Tran, who scored three points along with eight rebounds and five steals.
Santa Ana Valley's loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for La Quinta, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-5.
Santa Ana Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 55-6 win against Santiago on the 28th. La Quinta has also already played their next matchup, a 46-37 victory against Orange on the 28th.
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