It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Central Valley Christian Cavaliers can now relate to. They took a 80-76 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Highlanders. It was the first time this season that Central Valley Christian let down their fans at home.
Central Valley Christian lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Aj Johnson, who scored 27 points. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Lloyd, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 18 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Central Valley Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
It was another big night for Cedric Hughes, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds for McLane. Hughes hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for 13 straight games. James Brown was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with seven rebounds.
Central Valley Christian's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-13. As for McLane, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season.
Central Valley Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for McLane, they will head out on the road to face off against Sierra at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sierra will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something McLane surely won't give up without a fight.
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