Leigh was the 71-69 winner over Christopher when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Leigh Longhorns opened the new year with a less-than-successful 58-51 defeat to the Christopher Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Cougars are ranked 54th).
This is the second loss in a row for Leigh and nudges their season record down to 5-3. As for Christopher, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Leigh won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Scotts Valley at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Christopher, they will host Branham at 7:00 p.m. on January 10th.
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