Balboa is ranked highly in their home state and on Sunday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of 1 of 1 Academy. The Balboa Roughriders took a 52-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the 1 of 1 Academy -. The matchup marked the Roughriders' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
| 12/29/24 vs 1 of 1 Academy | 6 |
| 12/03/24 vs Downey Christian | 4 |
| 11/08/24 vs Southeastern Prep Academy | 4 |
| 11/01/24 vs Utah Prep | 4 |
| 11/16/24 vs DME Academy | 3 |
Despite the loss, Balboa still got an impressive performance from Vito Albanese, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 15 points and six rebounds. Those six boards gave Albanese a new career-high. BwaBwa Josue was another key player, putting up six points and nine rebounds.
1 of 1 Academy found their leader in sophomore Isaiah Williams, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. Those 13 rebounds set a new season-high mark for Williams. The team also got some help courtesy of Gevonte Ware, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards.
Balboa's defeat dropped their record down to 7-15. As for 1 of 1 Academy, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-1.
When Balboa and 1 of 1 Academy next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Balboa will try to stop Winston Salem Christian National's five-game winning streak when the meet at 1:45 p.m. on Monday. Balboa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.2 points per game this season. Similarly, 1 of 1 Academy will try to stop Blue Ridge's 13-game winning streak when the meet at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
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