Basketball Recap: Stagg Comes Up Short

After flying high against Weston Ranch last Thursday, Stagg came back down to earth. The Stagg Delta Kings were dealt an 80-40 defeat at the hands of the McNair Eagles on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Delta Kings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 851st, while the Eagles are ranked 401st).

Destiny Martinez

Steals

01/28/25 @ McNair	2
01/23/25 @ Weston Ranch	10
01/21/25 vs Franklin	8
01/16/25 vs Edison	5
01/14/25 vs Chavez	10
+ 3 more games

Several Delta Kings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Destiny Martinez, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds. Martinez is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games she's played.

Even though they lost, Stagg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in 15 consecutive matchups.

Leading McNair to victory were Kalysa Phanhsavang and Anjulie Navarro. Phanhsavang dropped a double-double with 36 points and ten assists, while Navarro dropped a double-double with 28 points and ten steals. The dominant performance also gave Phanhsavang a new career-high in shooting accuracy (70%). Malia Do was another key player, putting up ten points along with seven boards and seven steals.

Stagg's loss dropped their record down to 9-16. As for McNair, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season.

Stagg wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 34-21 defeat against Tokay on the 30th. As for McNair, they have also already played their next matchup, a 77-39 loss against St. Mary's on the 29th.