After flying high against Kimball on Thursday, Modesto Christian came back down to earth. The Modesto Christian Crusaders fell 82-72 to the Oak Park Northmen on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 35th in California, while the Northmen are ranked first in Missouri).
| 01/24/25 vs Oak Park | 37 |
| 12/18/24 vs Boulder Creek | 31 |
| 01/08/25 vs Lodi | 30 |
| 01/11/25 @ Monterey Trail | 26 |
| 01/13/25 vs Lincoln | 26 |
Despite the loss, Modesto Christian still got an impressive performance from Gavin Sykes, who went 14 for 20 on his way to 37 points along with six rebounds and three steals. That's the most points Sykes has posted since back in November of 2024. Trevor Dickson was another key player, putting up ten points.
Modesto Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Oak Park, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 14-1.
Modesto Christian has already played their next match (against Father Tolton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Oak Park didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-67 win against Phelps on the 25th.
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