Hueneme was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 22nd straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 79-13 loss at the hands of the Santa Paula Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1240th, while the Cardinals are ranked 491st).
Santa Paula got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jalynn Rico out in front who went 8 for 14 en route to 18 points and five steals. Those 18 points gave Rico a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Garcia, who went 6 of 9 on her way to 17 points along with five assists and four steals.
Hueneme's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Santa Paula, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 13-8.
Hueneme has already played their next match (against Fillmore), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Santa Paula will be playing in front of their home fans against Nordhoff at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Paula has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last five games.
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