The California City Ravens and the Caruthers Blue Raiders squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the California City Ravens had to settle for second. They fell 54-41 to the Blue Raiders. California City was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Caruthers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2017.
Darrius Brown and Celeb Dunlap certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Brown scored 12 points along with four steals, while Dunlap scored six points along with six steals. Dunlap has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cassius 'Hollywood' Brown, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
California City dropped their record down to 13-12 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Caruthers, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-14.
California City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Caruthers, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Strathmore at 12:00 p.m. Strathmore has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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