Basketball Recap: Corning Finds Playoff Glory Versus Red Bluff

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Corning walked away with it. They secured a 61-57 W over the Red Bluff Spartans on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Cardinals sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Alan De Lara

Points (Career)

02/21/25 @ Red Bluff	18
01/14/25 @ Oroville	13
02/14/25 @ Live Oak	9
01/28/25 vs Live Oak	8
01/09/25 vs Quincy	8

Corning can attribute much of their success to Alan De Lara, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave De Lara a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jeff Mendros, who went 6-for-11 on his way to 14 points and eight assists.

Corning's record now sits at 15-12. As for Red Bluff, they dropped their record down to 16-12 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.

Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cardinals take on the Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Foothill knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Corning likes a good challenge. Red Bluff does not have any more games scheduled as of now.