Point Arena has enjoyed the comforts of home their last 18 games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Stone Ridge Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Point Arena has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,184 points over their last 15 matchups.
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Point Arena can now relate to. They fell to the Knights 89-85. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite their defeat, Point Arena saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Derek Billy, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Billy hasn't dropped below two steals for 13 straight games. Fernando Lopez was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, Point Arena smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 29 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Napa Christian only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though Valley Christian scored an imposing 77 points on Friday, Stone Ridge Christian still came out on top. Stone Ridge Christian took down Valley Christian 91-77. Stone Ridge Christian pushed the score to 76-52 by the end of the third, a deficit Valley Christian cut but never quite recovered from.
Point Arena's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-7. As for Stone Ridge Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season.
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