Vanden entered their match against Acalanes on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Vanden Vikings lost 72-49 to the Acalanes Dons. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Dons are ranked eighth).
Vanden lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Kimora Akira Snell, who posted ten points and six boards. La'Miracle Lebon was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Even though they lost, Vanden smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 24 consecutive contests.
Vanden's defeat dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Acalanes, their win was their 23rd straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-1.
Coming up, Vanden will challenge Rodriguez at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Acalanes has already played their next game (against College Park), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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