Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, the Kings Christian Crusaders couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They took a 52-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans. It was the first time this season that Kings Christian let down their fans at home.
Despite the defeat, Kings Christian had strong showings from Ronnie Roche, who scored 30 points along with four steals, and Trey Brouwer, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. That was a full 65.2% of Kings Christian's points, marking the 13th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Orcutt Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Santiago Predazzi, who scored 15 points along with five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Soto, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Kings Christian's defeat ended a 19-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 27-3. As for Orcutt Academy, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-17.
Kings Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Orcutt Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Firebaugh at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Firebaugh knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully Orcutt Academy likes a good challenge.
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