{"id":154693,"date":"2026-01-29T08:55:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T08:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/154693\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T08:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T08:55:16","slug":"nova-academys-luck-takes-a-turn-for-the-worse-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/154693\/","title":{"rendered":"NOVA Academy&#8217;s Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"infosentience-paragraph\" style=\"order:1\">After flying high against First Baptist  on Thursday, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maxpreps.com\/ca\/santa-ana\/nova-academy-eagles\/basketball\/girls\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NOVA Academy<\/a> came back down to earth. The Eagles lost  34-14 to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maxpreps.com\/ca\/anaheim\/anaheim-discovery-christian-magi\/basketball\/girls\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Anaheim Discovery Christian Magi<\/a> on Monday. The Eagles&#8217; loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ID4a8483537c1148459921bfeabd1e761e\" style=\"width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:24px;\" class=\"infosentience-float-left \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/688c38c2-be0b-48fa-b0cc-3e3cbb1b6aba.gif\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=\" none=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"IDc7e20567cb4c466792fdd13716982142\" style=\"color:#000000;margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:12px;font-family:Siro-Semibold,Siro;font-size:16px !important;font-weight:500;\" class=\"infosentience-standard-text infosentience-float-left \" tabindex=\"-1\"> Esther Velasquez<\/p>\n<p>12\/05\/25 @ Santiago112\/08\/25 @ Santa Ana101\/15\/26 vs Anaheim Discovery Christian111\/20\/25 @ Santa Ana Valley212\/02\/25 @ Acaciawood3<\/p>\n<p class=\"infosentience-paragraph\" style=\"order:2\"> Despite the  defeat, NOVA Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maxpreps.com\/ca\/santa-ana\/nova-academy-eagles\/athletes\/esther-velasquez\/?careerid=60230828s0ovf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Esther Velasquez<\/a>  posted eight points in addition to nine  rebounds and eight  steals. Those eight  steals set a new season-high mark for  Velasquez. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maxpreps.com\/ca\/santa-ana\/nova-academy-eagles\/athletes\/kaylin-hernandez\/?careerid=uadog9v4ekg77\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Kaylin Hernandez<\/a> was another key player,  putting up four  points along with nine  boards and three  steals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"infosentience-paragraph\" style=\"order:3\">NOVA Academy&#8217;s loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Anaheim Discovery Christian,  the  win  got them back to even at 1-1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"infosentience-paragraph\" style=\"order:4\"> NOVA Academy didn&#8217;t take long to hit the court again: they&#8217;ve already played their next  matchup,  a  35-32  victory against Newport Christian on the 27th. Anaheim Discovery Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.<\/p>\n<p>Article generated by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/infosentience.com\/\">infoSentience<\/a> based on data entered on MaxPreps<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After flying high against First Baptist on Thursday, NOVA Academy came back down to earth. 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