Basketball Recap: Modoc Piles Up the Points Against Etna

Braves

Margin (Wins)

12/13/24 vs Hayfork	45
12/07/24 vs Corning	43
12/21/24 vs Tulelake	38
01/24/25 @ Etna	37
12/31/24 vs Burney	35

Modoc entered their tilt with Etna on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 64-27 win over the Etna Lions. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 25 points or more this season.

Modoc's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caelli DePaul, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten steals. The dominant performance gave DePaul a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Mackenzie Diven, who went 8 of 13 en route to 19 points.

Modoc is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.4 points per game. As for Etna, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-13.

Modoc will welcome Mt. Shasta at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Etna, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Etna Lions duke it out with the Weed Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.