Basketball Game Preview: Christian Brothers Falcons vs. Rio Americano Raiders

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Previous Games

01/22/25 - Home	67-26 W
01/24/24 - Away	71-30 W
01/02/24 - Home	71-18 W
01/27/23 - Home	74-23 W
01/06/23 - Away	73-16 W
+ 5 more games

Christian Brothers is a perfect 10-0 against Rio Americano since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Christian Brothers Falcons will head out to take on the Rio Americano Raiders at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Christian Brothers has five straight wins, Rio Americano has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Thursday, Christian Brothers was fully in charge, breezing past Bella Vista 67-18. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 52-19, which was the final score in Rio Americano's tilt against Inderkum on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 749th, while the Tigers are ranked 138th).

Christian Brothers pushed their record up to 21-6 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points over those games. As for Rio Americano, their loss dropped their record down to 6-18.

Everything came up roses for Christian Brothers against Rio Americano in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 67-26 win. In that game, Christian Brothers amassed a halftime lead of 40-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.