Sonora lost against Villa Park on January 10th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Sonora Raiders fell 50-41 to the Villa Park Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 195th, while the Spartans are ranked 38th).
Villa Park's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sabina Patel, who went 7 of 11 on her way to 18 points and six rebounds. That's the most boards Patel has posted since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Bailey Roczey, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Sonora's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-11. As for Villa Park, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Sonora will challenge Cypress at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Sonora is facing Cypress at the right time seeing as Cypress is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Villa Park, they will face off against La Habra at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Villa Park will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
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