Knights
| 01/24/25 @ Destiny Christian Academy | 71-32 |
| 01/21/25 @ Woodland | 73-11 |
| 01/17/25 vs Sutter | 74-29 |
| 01/14/25 vs El Camino | 66-35 |
| 01/10/25 vs Casa Roble | 66-33 |
| + 2 more games |
Rio Linda entered their tilt with Destiny Christian Academy on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 71-32 win over the Destiny Christian Academy Lions. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-13.
Rio Linda's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kyrri Mitchell, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 16 boards. Those 16 rebounds gave Mitchell a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of LaRay Mitchell, who posted 19 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards.
Rio Linda smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.
Malay Walls and Aaliyah Wilcox certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Walls scored 11 points, while Wilcox put up nine points.
Rio Linda is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.5 points per game. As for Destiny Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-11.
Rio Linda will face off against Dixon at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rio Linda knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Dixon likes a good challenge. As for Destiny Christian Academy, they will venture away from home to face off against Leroy Greene Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Leroy Greene Academy 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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