If Churchill was feeling good fresh off their 68-41 takedown of Beaverton last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Churchill Lancers were dealt a 65-36 defeat at the hands of the Southridge Skyhawks on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Skyhawks are ranked fourth).
| 01/06/25 @ Southridge | 4 |
| 01/03/25 @ Beaverton | 3 |
| 12/30/24 @ Bend | 1 |
| 12/23/24 @ Wilsonville | 2 |
| 12/21/24 vs Sherwood | 0 |
Churchill lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Luke Read, who posted five points in addition to seven boards and four blocks. With that strong performance, Read is now averaging an impressive 2.1 blocks per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Read, who put up seven points and 13 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Churchill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Churchill's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Southridge, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
Churchill will challenge Ashland at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Churchill is facing Ashland at the right time seeing as Ashland is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Southridge, they are taking a road trip to face off against Gresham at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Southridge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.
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