Poly hasn't had much luck against Rancho Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Poly Bears will be playing at home against the Rancho Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Poly managed to keep up with Heritage until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Poly came up short against Heritage, falling 63-38. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Patriots are ranked 157th).
| 01/16/25 @ Heritage | 15 |
| 01/14/25 vs Valley View | 20 |
| 01/11/25 vs Norte Vista | 16 |
| 01/09/25 @ Paloma Valley | 21 |
Despite the defeat, Poly saw an underclassman step up: freshman Abby Folsom posted 15 points. Folsom's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.
Meanwhile, Rancho Christian suffered their closest loss since December 28, 2023 on Thursday. They fell just short of Moreno Valley by a score of 82-79.
Poly will have to contain Julia Wilson as she made an impact in Rancho Christian's last game. She dropped a double-double on 31 points and ten boards. That's the most points Wilson has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyson Boyd, who went 7 for 11 en route to 17 points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Rancho Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matchups.
This is the second loss in a row for Poly and nudges their season record down to 10-10. As for Rancho Christian, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 16-5.
Poly was dealt a bruising 85-31 loss at the hands of Rancho Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rancho Christian's Ebony Taylor-Smith, who went 8 of 11 from beyond the arc on her way to 28 points and three steals. Now that Poly knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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