The Sacramento Country Day Cavaliers will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Cristo Rey Saints at 7:30 p.m. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Sacramento Country Day and 17 for Cristo Rey.
Sacramento Country Day suffered their biggest defeat since November 17, 2023 on Wednesday. They were dealt a 71-33 loss at the hands of Western Sierra Collegiate Academy. While losing is never fun, Sacramento Country Day can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1192nd, while Western Sierra Collegiate Academy is ranked 477th).
Meanwhile, Cristo Rey was beaten by Sacramento Adventist 66-20 last Thursday.
Sacramento Country Day has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. As for Cristo Rey, they dropped their record down to 0-10 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Sacramento Country Day strolled past Cristo Rey when the teams last played on January 6th by a score of 58-43. Will Sacramento Country Day repeat their success, or does Cristo Rey have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
