Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Argonaut couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They lost 87-63 to the Woodland Christian Cardinals on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost three in a row.
JJ Lungren
| 02/28/25 vs Woodland Christian | 21 |
| 02/25/25 vs Fortune Early College | 12 |
| 02/21/25 vs Big Valley Christian | 11 |
| 02/19/25 vs Summerville | 6 |
| 02/13/25 vs Amador | 21 |
| + 27 more games |
Argonaut's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mitchell Mcmahan, who dropped a double-double with 25 points and ten boards, and JJ Lungren, who went 8-for-16 on his way to 21 points and four steals. Lungren continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zander Castro, who shot 42% from the field to rack up 10 points and five steals.
Even though they lost, Argonaut was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They racked up seven more assists than Woodland Christian's also-impressive total of ten.
Romello Bruhn was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 49 points and ten rebounds for Woodland Christian. Bruhn's big performance that afternoon made it 59 games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Noah Hinkle also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Argonaut's defeat dropped their record down to 25-7. As for Woodland Christian, the victory was the 18th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 27-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Argonaut will challenge Chowchilla at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Argonaut's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Woodland Christian, they will take on Sonoma Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodland Christian has given up an average of 49.5 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
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