Forest Lake Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 70-50 to the Golden Sierra Grizzlies. The Falcons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Grizzlies apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2019.
Despite the loss, Forest Lake Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brendan Hooper went 10 of 19 on his way to 23 points along with eight boards and three steals. That was a full 46% of Forest Lake Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Fenton, who had 12 points and five rebounds.
Bradley Dodson was his usual excellent self, going 7 of 15 on his way to 19 points in addition to seven boards and six assists for Golden Sierra. The dominant performance gave Dodson a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Ethan Caruthers, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Forest Lake Christian now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Golden Sierra, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Forest Lake Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 61-43 defeat against Sacramento Adventist on the 10th. As for Golden Sierra, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 72-34 loss against Colfax on the 10th.
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