If Lodi was feeling good fresh off their 68-42 takedown of Granada last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lodi Flames were beaten by the Folsom Bulldogs 85-56 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Flames can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 16th).
When it comes to explaining why Lodi lost, don't look at Noah Rivera. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 8 en route to 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Marini, who posted nine points.
Lodi's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Folsom, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Lodi wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 66-55 victory against Edison on the 7th. As for Folsom, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 67-60 win against Lincoln on the 7th.
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