Oxnard entered their match against Ventura on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Oxnard Yellowjackets were outmatched by the Ventura Cougars and fell 66-39. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Cougars are ranked 12th).
| 12/10/24 vs Ventura | 3 |
| 12/07/24 vs Clovis North | 3 |
| 12/06/24 @ St. Joseph | 2 |
| 12/05/24 vs Righetti | 5 |
| 12/03/24 vs Oaks Christian | 3 |
Oxnard's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sofia Salgado, who posted 11 points and three steals. Salgado has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Sienna Angell was another key player, putting up 16 points.
Kailee Staniland continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Ventura, going 9 of 18 on her way to 28 points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasmine Messina, who had 13 points and eight rebounds.
Oxnard's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3. As for Ventura, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oxnard will host Buena at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Buena will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Oxnard surely won't give up without a fight. As for Ventura, they will square off against Dos Pueblos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ventura is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.2 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
