Basketball Recap: Acacia Loftis' Big Game Can't Quite Lead John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills over Destiny Christian Academy

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills's tournament run continued when they took on Destiny Christian Academy on Friday. The John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills Patriots took a 49-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Destiny Christian Academy Lions. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Acacia Loftis, who posted two points along with nine steals and five boards. Those nine steals gave Loftis a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Keliah Gregg, who had ten points and four steals.

Destiny Christian Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Willow Sandry, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards. Sandry has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Aaliyah Wilcox was another key player, going 9 of 15 on her way to 18 points along with six rebounds and four steals.

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills' loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Destiny Christian Academy, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-6.

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 65-23 defeat against Union Mine on the 28th. As for Destiny Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 72-22 loss against Bret Harte on the 28th.