It was a good run, but the Channel Islands Raiders unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 72-46 walloping at the hands of Santa Paula. Channel Islands has not had much luck with Santa Paula recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Channel Islands lost, one person who can't be blamed is Nazir Ivey. Despite the final result, he scored 15 points. Rajai Moody was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Channel Islands' loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Santa Paula, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5.
Channel Islands will head out on the road to take on Hueneme at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hueneme is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak. As for Santa Paula, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Malibu at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Malibu will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 1383rd, while Santa Paula is ranked 431st).
