Waterford suffered their biggest loss since December 9, 2024 on Friday. They were outmatched by the Stone Ridge Christian Knights and fell 85-39. If the Wildcats were looking for revenge after losing 75-35 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Despite the loss, Waterford still got an impressive performance from Elijah Thornberry, who posted 14 points. Matthew Martinez was another key player, putting up eight points.
Stone Ridge Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Owen Nelson led the charge by going 6 for 10 en route to 16 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. The dominant performance gave Nelson a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaiden Sahota, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 17 points in addition to six assists and four steals.
Waterford's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Stone Ridge Christian, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-9.
Waterford is taking a road trip to take on Mariposa County at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mariposa County has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 187 points over their last three games. As for Stone Ridge Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Denair at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Stone Ridge Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.7 points per game this season.
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