The Granite Bay Grizzlies and the Capital Christian Cougars squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Granite Bay Grizzlies had to settle for second. They fell 70-61 to the Cougars. While losing is never fun, Granite Bay can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 350th, while Capital Christian is ranked 57th).
Capital Christian was led to victory by CJ Willenborg and Myles Wiggins. Willenborg scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, while Wiggins dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wiggins has scored all season. Jaylen Valdez was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Granite Bay has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 16 of their last 21 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-21 record this season. As for Capital Christian, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 22-7.
Granite Bay does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Capital Christian, they will face off against Whitney at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Capital Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 19 contests.
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