The Linfield Christian Lions and the Thousand Oaks Lancers squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Linfield Christian Lions had to settle for second. They lost to the Lancers on the road by a decisive 64-49 margin. While losing is never fun, Linfield Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while Thousand Oaks is ranked 45th).
When it comes to explaining why Linfield Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Xavier Cox. Despite the final result, he scored 22 points. Another player making a difference was Julius Brower, who scored 14 points.
Linfield Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 13-17. As for Thousand Oaks, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-6.
Linfield Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Thousand Oaks, they will be playing at home against Great Oak at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thousand Oaks has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 848 points over their last 12 matches.
