Basketball Recap: Nordhoff Takes a Loss

Nordhoff lost against Santa Paula back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Nordhoff Rangers took a 59-41 bruising from the Santa Paula Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1109th, while the Cardinals are ranked 440th).

Nordhoff has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season. As for Santa Paula, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-7.

Nordhoff will take on Carpinteria at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Santa Paula, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Foothill Tech at 7:00 p.m. Foothill Tech knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Santa Paula likes a good challenge.