After flying high against California School for the Deaf last Saturday, Cloverdale came back down to earth. The Cloverdale Eagles were outmatched by the Middletown Mustangs and fell 78-51. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 641st, while the Mustangs are ranked 123rd).
| 12/10/24 vs Middletown | 4 |
| 12/07/24 @ California School for the Deaf | 4 |
| 12/06/24 @ Laytonville | 5 |
Cloverdale's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaxson Randolph, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 13 points and four steals. Randolph has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times he's played. Braxton Montanye was another key player, putting up six points along with ten rebounds and five assists.
Cloverdale dropped their record down to 3-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Middletown, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Cloverdale didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 63-53 win against Anderson Valley on the 12th. As for Middletown, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 56-34 victory against KIPP San Jose Collegiate on the 12th.
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