Magnolia Science Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Avalon Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Magnolia Science Academy's defense has only allowed 29.7 points per game this season, so Avalon's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Magnolia Science Academy suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Thursday. They took a serious blow against Southlands Christian, falling 56-18. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Magnolia Science Academy in their matchups with Southlands Christian: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the defeat, Magnolia Science Academy had strong showings from Elvira Chavez Trujillo, who scored eight points, and Karla Villaverde, who scored eight points. That was a full 44.4% of Magnolia Science Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Avalon earned a 42-32 victory over The Webb Schools on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Avalon.
Magnolia Science Academy now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Avalon, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-9.
Magnolia Science Academy was taken down by Avalon 58-8 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. The match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Magnolia Science Academy was down 38-6.
