The Central Valley Christian Cavaliers managed to keep up with the Reedley Pirates until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Central Valley Christian suffered a tough 62-40 defeat at the hands of the Pirates. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Central Valley Christian in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Central Valley Christian saw an underclassman step up: Ally Lane dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Avery Hiemstra, who scored eight points along with nine rebounds.
Central Valley Christian dropped their record down to 8-13 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Reedley, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Central Valley Christian will square off against the Monarchs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Exeter is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak. As for Reedley, they will head out on the road to take on the Golden Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sierra Pacific's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight matches.