Basketball Recap: Redding Christian Makes It 14 in a Row at Home

It's playoff time, and Redding Christian had no trouble coming through when it counted. They enjoyed a cozy 57-38 win over the St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs on Saturday. The Lions pushed the score to 46-23 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs cut but never quite recovered from.

St. Vincent de Paul's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Justin Greco, who posted 11 points. What's more, Greco also posted a 75% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's achieved since back in January. Roman Yusupov was another key player, putting up seven points.

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Previous Games (Home)

03/08/25 vs St. Vincent de Paul	57-38
03/05/25 vs Mendocino	54-33
02/20/25 vs Fall River	70-28
02/11/25 vs Burney	74-23
02/07/25 vs CORE Butte	0-0
+ 9 more games

Redding Christian pushed their record up to 29-3 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points on average over those games. As for St. Vincent de Paul, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-12.

Coming up, Redding Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Bernard's at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Redding Christian will be up against St. Bernard's rather soft defense (which has allowed 53.41 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. St. Vincent de Paul does not have any more games scheduled as of now.