Basketball Recap: Caruthers Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Blue Raiders

Margin (Wins)

01/14/25 vs Riverdale	98
01/28/25 vs Minarets	91
02/04/25 @ Fowler	80
01/23/25 vs Chowchilla	74
01/16/25 vs Fresno Christian	70

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Caruthers had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 72-45 victory over the Buchanan Bears. The Blue Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matchups by 27 points or more this season.

The win was the seventh in a row for Caruthers, bringing their record for this year to 22-5. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.3 points over those games. As for Buchanan, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-16.

Looking ahead, Caruthers will square off against Clovis at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Caruthers knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Clovis likes a good challenge. Buchanan does not have any more games scheduled as of now.