Notre Dame made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Fontana, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Titans fell just short of the Steelers by a score of 76-73 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Titans in their meetings with the Steelers: they've now lost seven in a row.

Jaxon Coduti
| 01/20/26 vs Fontana | 21 |
| 01/15/26 @ Carter | 25 |
| 01/13/26 @ Bloomington | 26 |
Despite the loss, Notre Dame saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jaxon Coduti dropped a double-double with 21 points and 12 boards. Coduti's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 21 points. Another player making a difference was Isacc Goodman, who went 6-for-11 to rack up 15 points along with five assists and three steals.
Notre Dame's defeat dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Fontana, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Notre Dame will head out on the road to take on Kaiser at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Titans will need to watch out since the Cats have now posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups. As for Fontana, they will challenge Rialto at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Knights have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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