Basketball Recap: Modesto Christian Crusaders vs. Salesian College Preparatory Pride
Modesto Christian lost against Salesian College Preparatory back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Modesto Christian Crusaders fell 80-70 to the Salesian College Preparatory Pride. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), the Crusaders still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Modesto Christian lost, don't look at Gavin Sykes. Despite the final result, he went 11 for 21 en route to 26 points. That was a full 37.1% of Modesto Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Trevor Dickson was another key player, as he made all 6 shots he took racking up 18 points.
Modesto Christian now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Salesian College Preparatory, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Modesto Christian will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Downey at 7:00 a.m. on December 26th. As for Salesian College Preparatory, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Pinole Valley at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Salesian College Preparatory's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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