The Sherman Oaks CES Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences Vipers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sherman Oaks CES has four straight wins, Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Sherman Oaks CES is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Fulton: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sherman Oaks CES blew Fulton out of the water with a 56-4 final score. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences came up short against Vaughn on Monday and fell 37-24.
Sherman Oaks CES will need focus on slowing down Lara Ledesma, one of several Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences players who made an impact when they last played. She posted ten points. That was a full 41.7% of Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences' points, marking the 13th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Sherman Oaks CES has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 44.7 points. As for Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Everything came up roses for Sherman Oaks CES against Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 79-33 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ledesma, who put up 26 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sherman Oaks CES still be able to contain Ledesma? There's only one way to find out.
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