Basketball Game Preview: Denair Coyotes vs. Stone Ridge Christian Knights

By Team Reports Jan 4, 2025, 5:20am

Basketball Preview: Denair Coyotes vs. Stone Ridge Christian Knights

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The Denair Coyotes will challenge the Stone Ridge Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Denair knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Stone Ridge Christian likes a good challenge.

Last Thursday, Denair really took it to Valley for the full four quarters, racking up a 69-27 victory. The Coyotes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.

Koby Cervantes

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01/02/25 vs Valley7
12/27/24 @ Turlock Christian3
12/21/24 vs Buhach Colony4
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12/19/24 vs Delta Charter3

Koby Cervantes was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 15 boards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 blocks per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Salvador Virgen, who posted six points in addition to six steals and five boards.

Meanwhile, Stone Ridge Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Riverdale on Friday and fell 63-60. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Denair has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 43.3 points. As for Stone Ridge Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.

Denair came up short against Stone Ridge Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 80-69. Can Denair avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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