Desert Christian is 0-6 against Santa Clarita Christian since December of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Desert Christian Knights will square off against the Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals at 7:00 p.m.
Desert Christian is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game two weeks ago. They fell 61-53 to Vaughn.
Desert Christian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Aaden Dragoo, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 boards, and Joshua Nuzum, who posted 15 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Adam Goodale, who earned four points and five assists.
Even though they lost, Desert Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Santa Clarita Christian won against Valley Torah on Wednesday with 64 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Santa Clarita Christian greeted the New Year with with a 64-46 victory over Grace. The win was familiar territory for the Cardinals who have now won three matchups in a row.
The victory got Santa Clarita Christian back to even at 6-6. As for Desert Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Things could have been worse for Desert Christian, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 72-53 loss to Santa Clarita Christian in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Desert Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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