If Pacifica was riding high fresh off their 50-24 takedown of Western last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pacifica Mariners took a 33-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Oxford Academy Patriots on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Mariners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 875th, while the Patriots are ranked 391st).
Oxford Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ashley Ventura, who posted seven points and 13 boards. The dominant performance gave Ventura a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Keerat Sidhu, who earned eight points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Pacifica's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Oxford Academy, their record is now 9-4.
Pacifica will take on Loara in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Oxford Academy and Western will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oxford Academy is facing Western at the right time seeing as Western is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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