Rock Academy lost against San Diego Jewish Academy back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Rock Academy Warriors fell just short of the San Diego Jewish Academy Lions by a score of 50-48. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly two points.
James Whitley
| 02/06/25 @ San Diego Jewish Academy | 18 |
| 02/04/25 @ Vincent Memorial | 30 |
| 01/27/25 @ Orange Glen | 16 |
| 01/24/25 @ Calvin Christian | 23 |
| 01/21/25 vs San Diego Jewish Academy | 22 |
Loss or not, Rock Academy got some senior leadership from Roland Balderramos and James Whitley. Balderramos almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine boards, while Whitley went 6 of 15 en route to 18 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Whitley is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Quentin Uhland, who posted six points.
Jack Silberstein was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 20 points and 11 boards for San Diego Jewish Academy. That makes it four consecutive games in which Silberstein has scored at least a third of San Diego Jewish Academy's points. Adam Tal was another key player, putting up seven points and five assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Rock Academy and nudges their season record down to 1-22. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only two points. As for San Diego Jewish Academy, they pushed their record up to 8-13 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Rock Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 60-43 loss against El Capitan on the 7th. As for San Diego Jewish Academy, they will face off against Foothills Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Foothills Christian will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something San Diego Jewish Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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