The Golden Sierra Grizzlies will head out on the road to challenge the Woodland Christian Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Golden Sierra comes in on five and Woodland Christian on ten.
Last Friday, it was close, but Golden Sierra sidestepped Rio Vista for a 48-45 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Grizzlies have posted against the Rams since January 14, 2020.
| 01/31/25 @ Rio Vista | 11 |
| 01/29/25 vs Vacaville Christian | 9 |
| 01/27/25 vs Highlands | 13 |
| 01/24/25 @ Lindhurst | 16 |
| 01/21/25 @ San Juan | 9 |
| 01/17/25 vs Mesa Verde | 10 |
Golden Sierra relied on the efforts of Ethan Caruthers, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 boards, and Bradley Dodson, who posted 17 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Caruthers has been hot, having posted nine or more rebounds the last six times he's played. Chris Goski was another key player, putting up four points and five boards.
Highlands typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Woodland Christian proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Scots 72-44. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 27 points or more this season.
Golden Sierra better keep an eye on Romello Bruhn. He was instrumental in Woodland Christian's win, going 13 of 27 en route to 38 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Bruhn has scored at least a third of Woodland Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Hinkle, who had seven points.
Woodland Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Golden Sierra is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.9 points per game. As for Woodland Christian, they pushed their record up to 19-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Golden Sierra was dealt a bruising 94-67 loss at the hands of Woodland Christian when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bruhn, who went 19 for 32 on his way to 48 points and six boards. Now that Golden Sierra knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
