Basketball Recap: Christopher Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

Christopher won the last time they faced Pioneer and things went their way on Thursday too. The Christopher Cougars came out on top against the Pioneer Mustangs by a score of 62-50. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Mustangs are ranked 524th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Cougars

Previous 2 Games

01/16/25 vs Pioneer	62-50
01/14/25 @ Willow Glen	51-45

The win made it two in a row for Christopher and bumps their season record up to 11-3. As for Pioneer, they now have a losing record at 6-7.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Christopher Cougars duke it out with the Prospect Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Christopher has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Pioneer, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Gunderson at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Pioneer is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.