If Laguna Hills was riding high fresh off their 70-42 takedown of Santa Ana last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Laguna Hills Hawks took a 66-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Valencia Tigers on Wednesday. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
| 01/15/25 vs Valencia | 27 |
| 01/10/25 @ Santa Ana | 22 |
| 01/08/25 @ Westminster | 57 |
| 01/03/25 vs Buena Park | 22 |
| 12/30/24 vs Live Oak | 25 |
Despite the loss, Laguna Hills still got an impressive performance from Jackson Burnham, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten boards. The match was Burnham's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Myles Mittelsteadt, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Laguna Hills' loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 12-11. As for Valencia, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Laguna Hills wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, an 84-67 victory against Buena Park on the 20th. Valencia has also already played their next matchup, a 69-32 win against Westminster on the 17th.
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