Sterling's tournament run continued when they took on Randle on Friday. The Sterling Raiders were outmatched by the Randle Lions and fell 72-42. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1200th, while the Lions are ranked 469th).
When it comes to explaining why Sterling lost, don't look at J'Dyen Canady. Despite the final result, he went 7 for 17 on his way to 17 points. Joseph Morales was another key player, putting up four points.
Sterling has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Randle, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-10.
Sterling will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Sharpstown at 6:00 p.m. on January 7th. Sterling is facing Sharpstown at the right time seeing as Sharpstown is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Randle, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-38 defeat against George-Little Rock/Central Lyon on the 28th.
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