Basketball Recap: Redding Christian Piles Up the Points Against Chester

Redding Christian had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 65-25 victory over the Chester Volcanoes. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 377th, while the Volcanoes are ranked 1004th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/28/25 vs Chester	65-25
01/17/25 vs Los Molinos	72-25
01/16/25 vs Hayfork	69-32
01/07/25 vs Fall River	66-29
01/04/25 vs St. Bernard's	52-43
+ 4 more games

Redding Christian's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-3. As for Chester, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 13-8.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Redding Christian will take on Red Bluff at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Chester, they and Westwood will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played.