After flying high against Linden last Tuesday, Calaveras came back down to earth. The Calaveras Red Hawks were dealt a 63-34 loss at the hands of the Riverbank Bruins on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Red Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 513th, while the Bruins are ranked 165th).
Calaveras' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Mariah Maddock, who posted seven points in addition to five boards and five steals, and Kendra Baechler, who scored eight points. Morgan Clifton was another key player, putting up two points and five assists.
Leading Riverbank to victory were Taylor Macias and Isabel Fernandez. Macias went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points and five rebounds, while Fernandez went 7 of 11 on her way to 16 points and five boards. Those 16 points gave Fernandez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was AliyAh Felix, who earned four points.
Calaveras' loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-9. As for Riverbank, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Calaveras will host Big Valley Christian at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Calaveras is facing Big Valley Christian at the right time seeing as Big Valley Christian is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Riverbank, they and Summerville will meet on Tuesday for a tough Bear Battle. Riverbank knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Summerville likes a good challenge.
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