Vista Grande was the 39-33 winner over Desert View when they last played one another back in December of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. The Vista Grande Spartans took a 52-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Desert View Jaguars. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Vista Grande's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Daniella Valenzuela, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 22 rebounds, and Gabby Sepulveda, who had 15 points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Valenzuela a new career-high in offensive rebounds (eight). Akayla Hernandez was another key player, posting nine points along with five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Vista Grande was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Desert View only posted five.
Desert View got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Solana Celaya out in front who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniela Nunez, who posted 12 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Vista Grande's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Desert View, the victory snapped their losing streak at 16 games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-1 record.
Vista Grande will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Gila Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on December 5th. As for Desert View, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 52-34 win against The Gregory School on the 25th.
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