Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences lost against Northridge Academy back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences Vipers were outmatched by the Northridge Academy Pumas and fell 80-11. While losing is never fun, the Vipers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1192nd, while the Pumas are ranked 520th).
When it comes to explaining why Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences lost, don't look at Lara Ledesma. Despite the final result, she posted nine points. That was a full 81.8% of Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences' points, marking the tenth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Leading Northridge Academy to victory were Janelle Estrella and Delilah Hernandez. Estrella dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds, while Hernandez dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance also gave Estrella a new career-high in steals (eight). Another player making a difference was Haylin Hernandez, who went 5 of 7 on her way to 10 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences' defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Northridge Academy, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences will venture away from home to face off against Fulton at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences is facing Fulton at the right time seeing as Fulton is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Northridge Academy has already played their next matchup (against Sherman Oaks CES), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
