Basketball Recap: Thursday's Win Is Casa Grande's Eighth in Last Ten Outings

Ryan Rice

Field Goal Percentage

01/30/25 vs Justin-Siena	73%
01/28/25 @ Petaluma	57%
01/25/25 vs American Canyon	17%
01/22/25 vs Vintage	62%
01/17/25 @ Sonoma Valley	39%

Casa Grande won the last time they faced Justin-Siena, and Ryan Rice did his part to make sure it happened again. The Casa Grande Gauchos blew past the Justin-Siena Braves 72-45 on Thursday thanks in part to Rice, who went 8 for 11 en route to 18 points and three steals. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 48.5% field goal percentage.

Jake Barlow was another key player, putting up 12 points. Those 12 points gave him a new career-high.

Casa Grande has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.1 points over those games. As for Justin-Siena, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-12.

Casa Grande has already played their next matchup, a 52-42 victory against Napa on the 1st. As for Justin-Siena, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 59-43 win against Vintage on the 1st.