It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Stone Ridge Christian Knights had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Pirates by a score of 78-67. The win was familiar territory for Stone Ridge Christian who now have four in a row.
Brock Richards continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 13 rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last 12 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kassius Salazar, who scored 20 points along with three steals.
Fernando Lopez and Dauki Bechtol certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Lopez went 7 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points and 4 assists, while Bechtol dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. Lopez has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last ten times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tosh Mouton, who scored seven points along with nine rebounds.
Stone Ridge Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season. As for Point Arena, they dropped their record down to 18-8 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Stone Ridge Christian will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Napa Christian at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Napa Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 18 games. Point Arena does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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