Basketball Recap: Excelsior Charter Extends Home Winning Streak to Six

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Excelsior Charter's strategy against Hesperia Christian on Wednesday. The Excelsior Charter Eagles strolled past the Hesperia Christian Patriots with points to spare, taking the game 60-42. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 55-48 win the Patriots walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2023.

Despite the defeat, Hesperia Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jackson Lake dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards.

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Previous 6 Games (Home)

01/22/25 vs Hesperia Christian	60-42
01/17/25 vs Lucerne Valley	80-26
01/06/25 vs Entrepreneur	84-46
12/18/24 vs Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy	85-61
12/06/24 vs PAL Academy	85-5
11/20/24 vs University Prep	87-30

Excelsior Charter's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 45.2 points. As for Hesperia Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-13.

Excelsior Charter will square off against Academy of Careers & Exploration at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Excelsior Charter's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests. Hesperia Christian has already played their next game (against Academy for Academic Excellence), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.