After flying high against San Lorenzo last Tuesday, Kennedy came back down to earth. The Kennedy Titans took a 60-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Las Lomas Knights on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Titans of the 59-39 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2017.
Despite the loss, Kennedy still got an impressive performance from Payton Siquig, who almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine steals. Siquig's afternoon made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Izabella Velazquez was another key player, scoring three points along with six steals.
Even though they lost, Kennedy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Kennedy's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Las Lomas, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Kennedy will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on Mission San Jose at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Las Lomas has already played their next game (against Kennedy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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