There's no place like home for Futures, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against the Trinity Christian Eagles by a score of 57-47 on Saturday. For the Knights, this counts as revenge for the 60-59 win the Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2022.
Leading Futures to victory were Chris Collins and Daniel Kozlov. Collins dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 boards, while Kozlov dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Collins' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthoni Moore, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine boards.
Futures smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 17 consecutive contests.
When it comes to explaining why Trinity Christian lost, don't look at Christofer Thomas. Despite the final result, he posted 22 points. Thomas is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 20 or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Lucas Hiriscau, who had 12 points.
Knights
| 01/18/25 vs Trinity Christian | 57-47 |
| 01/11/25 vs Western Sierra Collegiate Academy | 77-57 |
| 01/07/25 vs Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning | 98-23 |
| 12/27/24 vs Victory Christian | 74-44 |
| 02/27/24 vs Orland | 78-65 |
| + 9 more games |
Futures pushed their record up to 10-8 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points per game. As for Trinity Christian, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-3.
Futures will take on Foresthill at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Futures knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Foresthill likes a good challenge. As for Trinity Christian, they will challenge Winters at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.4 points per game this season.
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