The Calaveras Red Hawks are on the road again on Thursday and play against the Kimball Jaguars at 5:15 p.m. on December 7th. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Calaveras pushed their score all the way to 59 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Big Valley Christian 63-59. Even though they lost, Calaveras' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.2 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Despite the loss, Calaveras got a solid performance out of Corbin Curran, who scored 19 points along with 6 rebounds. The contest was Curran's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Mason Moser was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with 5 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Kimball pushed their score all the way to 60 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. The contest between Kimball and Mountain House wasn't particularly close, with Kimball falling 74-60. Kimball has struggled against Mountain House recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Jaden Ryan put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 17 points along with 9 rebounds. He scored a full 28.3% of Kimball's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawson Pelech, who scored 9 points.
Calaveras has fallen quite a ways from their 25-7 record last season and are now at 1-3. As for Kimball, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Calaveras hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 50.2 points per game. It's a different story for Kimball, though, as they've been averaging only 58.2 per game. The only thing between Calaveras and another offensive beatdown is Kimball. Will they be able to keep them contained? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Calaveras and Kimball were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2022, but Calaveras came up empty-handed after a 50-49 defeat. Can Calaveras avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
