It was a proper cat-fight when Corning challenged Redding Christian on Friday. The Corning Cardinals took a 47-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Redding Christian Lions. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 873rd, while the Lions are ranked 320th).
Corning lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Brody Martinovich, who posted 16 points and six rebounds. Jeff Mendros was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 10 points.
Corning has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Redding Christian, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-2.
Corning has already played their next game, a 48-36 victory against Anderson on the 11th. As for Redding Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 56-53 defeat against Orland on the 11th.
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