Basketball Recap: Cloverdale Falls Despite Big Games from Jesus Arizmendi and Jaxson Randolph

Cloverdale lost against St. Helena back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Cloverdale Eagles took a 55-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Helena Saints. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 708th, while the Saints are ranked 122nd).

Jaxson Randolph and Jesus Arizmendi certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Randolph went 7 for 12 on his way to 17 points and four steals, while Arizmendi posted 20 points. That was a full 40% of Cloverdale's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Montanye, who earned three points and 13 rebounds.

Cloverdale suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 5-5. As for St. Helena, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cloverdale will head out to take on Lower Lake at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Helena, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Clear Lake at 2:00 p.m. on January 2, 2025.