River City lost against Sacramento back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The River City Raiders lost 75-53 to the Sacramento Dragons. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 779th, while the Dragons are ranked 213th).
Deon Clay
| 01/31/25 vs Sacramento | 19 |
| 12/21/24 vs Aspire Langston Hughes Academy | 13 |
| 12/11/24 @ Bella Vista | 13 |
| 12/20/24 vs Vista del Lago | 11 |
| 12/18/24 vs Woodland | 11 |
Despite the loss, River City still got an impressive performance from Deon Clay, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 19 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Clay a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Nick Rodriguez, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, River City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
River City has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-18 record this season. As for Sacramento, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-9.
River City wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 78-44 win against Pioneer on the 5th. As for Sacramento, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 76-48 loss against Vanden on the 5th.
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