The Redding Christian Lions will take on the St. Bernard's Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Redding Christian comes in on 14 and St. Bernard's on five.
Redding Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 57-38 win over St. Vincent de Paul. The Lions pushed the score to 46-23 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs cut but never quite recovered from.
Stone Ridge Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday St. Bernard's proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 70-60. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Knights are ranked 616th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Redding Christian's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 29-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points on average over those games. As for St. Bernard's, their win bumped their record up to 24-5.
Redding Christian beat St. Bernard's 52-43 in their previous matchup back in January. Will Redding Christian repeat their success, or does St. Bernard's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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