Basketball Game Preview: California Lutheran C-Hawks vs. Tri-City Christian Eagles

The California Lutheran C-Hawks will challenge the Tri-City Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in California Lutheran's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests.

California Lutheran is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Hesperia Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that California Lutheran blew Hesperia Christian out of the water with a 67-24 final score. The C-Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 23 points or more this season.

California Lutheran's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ethan Ash, who went 11 of 19 en route to 27 points along with six rebounds and five assists, and Tyler Treder, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 boards. The contest was Ash's 20th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonas Vogel, who posted seven points and 12 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Tri-City Christian came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 51-41 win over the Wildcats. The Eagles pushed the score to 46-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.

Tri-City Christian's win came from a few key players California Lutheran will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Garry Dillard III, who had two points in addition to ten assists and six boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Caleb Williams, who scored nine points.

California Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Tri-City Christian, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-6.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: California Lutheran has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 41.1 boards per game. However, it's not like Tri-City Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.2 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.