High Tech SD was the 54-51 winner over La Jolla when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The High Tech SD Storm fell 71-61 to the La Jolla Vikings on Tuesday. The Storm have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, High Tech SD saw an underclassman step up: freshman Poema Strong posted 36 points and five rebounds. That was a full 59% of High Tech SD's points, marking the ninth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Aomi Nebel, who had six points and nine boards.
Storm
| 12/28/23 vs Apache Junction | 30 |
| 12/08/23 vs Coronado | 29 |
| 01/10/24 vs Mountain Empire | 27 |
| 11/30/23 @ Del Lago Academy | 25 |
| 12/21/23 @ El Cajon Valley | 24 |
Even though they lost, High Tech SD smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February of 2024.
La Jolla got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Carmen Jativa out in front who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc on her way to 18 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Jativa a new career-high in boards. Soila Chadwick was another key player, putting up 12 points.
High Tech SD's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-12. As for La Jolla, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-9.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Academy of Our Lady of Peace the next time they take the court. La Jolla will head out to face Academy of Our Lady of Peace at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, while High Tech SD will head out to face them at 5:45 p.m. on February 11th.
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