Girls Basketball Remains Hopeful During Season

 

BRYAN ALBARRAN Copy Editor

 

The Lady Moors basketball team began their preseason on Nov. 15 with a game against Westridge High School.

Their first game of the year began with a very close loss to Westridge at a final score of 46 – 49. Since then, the girls team has gone up against multiple schools from other districts and they have won half of their preseason games.

Before the Lady Moors began their season in the Almont League, they went up against Wilson High School and ended up winning the game with a final score of 28 – 26.

“We were really excited going into our League season since it was the last season for a very large number of us,” senior Captain Chanel Blue said. “We just wanted to play our hardest and win against every other team, just like we did against Wilson High.”

After the game against Wilson High School, however, the girls were matched up against Montebello High School. Although the team went into the game with high hopes, the Lady Moors suffered their first defeat of the season with a final score of 41 – 64.

Since then, the girls basketball team has suffered losses against the other teams they have faced in the Almont League. Their closest defeat was on Jan. 18 against Montebello, a home game in which they lost with a final score of 43 – 52. Despite the losses, the teams remain hopeful.

“Our team relied on each other for moral support,” junior Sondia Luong said. “We kept our heads up because we knew we have each other.”

The biggest defeat the girls basketball team suffered occurred at a recent away game on Jan. 22 against Schurr High School, where the Lady Moors lost with a final score of 18 – 60.

“I would say that our biggest difficulty this year was to get over the constant losses we faced,” Blue said. “It felt like no matter how hard we played, we could never get past the other teams in our league.”

Regardless of the outcome, the girls basketball team has expressed that they will remain proud with their performance because their experience this season can assist those who will continue to play next year.

The Alhambra Girls Basketball team will go up against Mark Keppel in their last game of the season on Feb. 1. It will be held at Mark Keppel High School at 5:15 p.m.