Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 37-24 to the Vaughn White Tigers. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vipers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 41-39 last Saturday.
Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lara Ledesma, who 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 scored more than a third of the team's points.
Vaughn was led to victory by Estefany Contreras and Nathaly Contreras. Estefany put up five points in addition to 17 boards, eight steals, and six blocks, while Nathaly had six points along with five rebounds and three steals. Estefany has been hot for a while, having posted two or more blocks the last 17 times she's played.
Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences' loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Vaughn, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-12.
Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences and Vaughn could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences will face off against Sherman Oaks CES at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday down 732 places (1223 vs. 491). Meanwhile, Vaughn (ranked 1102nd) will meet Northridge Academy (ranked 539th) at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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