Redwood Christian comes up short despite Nia Rogers' strong performance

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 12:00pm

Recap: Redwood Christian Eagles vs. San Domenico Panthers

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Redwood Christian Eagles can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Panthers on the road and fell 61-31. The game was a close 27-24 at the break, but unfortunately for Redwood Christian it sure didn't stay that way.

Despite the loss, Redwood Christian still got an impressive performance from Nia Rogers, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine steals. That was a full 77.4% of Redwood Christian's points, marking the 27th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chisom Nwebube, who scored four points.

This is the second loss in a row for Redwood Christian and nudges their season record down to 18-9. As for San Domenico, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-9.

Redwood Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for San Domenico, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Hoopa Valley at 7:00 p.m. San Domenico knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Hoopa Valley likes a good challenge.

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