Santa Paula was the 72-46 winner over Channel Islands when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Santa Paula Cardinals took a blow against the Channel Islands Raiders on Friday, falling 81-45. The game marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
JD Pettit was nothing short of spectacular for Channel Islands: he dropped a double-double on 26 points and 17 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Rajai Moody, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 13 points and seven assists.
Santa Paula's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 11-7. As for Channel Islands, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Santa Paula will face off against Hueneme at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Paula is facing Hueneme at the right time seeing as Hueneme is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Channel Islands, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 54-40 victory against Thacher on the 11th.
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