This season hasn't been kind to the Basis Independent Silicon Valley Bobcats, who are still winless after their seventh match. They lost to University Prep Academy at home by a decisive 43-26 margin on Friday. Basis Independent Silicon Valley has not had much luck with University Prep Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Basis Independent Silicon Valley's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Rinisha Golani, who scored 12 points. That was a full 46.2% of Basis Independent Silicon Valley's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Linda Wang, who scored seven points.
Basis Independent Silicon Valley bumped their record down to 0-7 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home. As for University Prep Academy, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Basis Independent Silicon Valley will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Apostles Lutheran at 5:00 p.m. on February 6th. As for University Prep Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Latino College Preparatory Academy at 5:30 p.m. Latino College Preparatory Academy's defense has only allowed 28.5 points per game this season, so University Prep Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.