Loara lost against Valencia back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Loara Saxons took a 63-45 bruising from the Valencia Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Saxons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 709th, while the Tigers are ranked 242nd).
| 11/14/23 @ Garden Grove | 31 |
| 01/08/24 @ Bolsa Grande | 30 |
| 12/26/24 vs Valencia | 28 |
| 12/04/23 @ Santa Ana | 28 |
| 02/01/24 @ Rancho Alamitos | 25 |
When it comes to explaining why Loara lost, don't look at Sophia Rangel. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 28 points and 16 rebounds. That's the most points Rangel has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Dulce Espinoza, who posted 12 points and five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Loara and nudges their season record down to 6-8. As for Valencia, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-3.
Loara didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 32-30 defeat against Newport Harbor on the 27th. As for Valencia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 43-41 loss against California on the 27th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
