The Foothills Christian Knights and the Calipatria Hornets will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. Foothills Christian comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Foothills Christian saw some tournament action on Thursday. They came up short against Central, falling 62-39.
Despite the defeat, Foothills Christian saw an underclassman step up: freshman Joel Richards-Jones posted 20 points. That was a full 51.3% of the Knights' points, marking the fourth time in a row Richards-Jones has earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Floquet, who put up ten points.
Meanwhile, Calipatria lost 68-48 to Imperial on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Hornets have suffered against the Tigers since January 20, 2023.
Foothills Christian will need to focus on slowing down Zion Simpkins, one of several Calipatria players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Izaak Uribe, who scored ten points.
Foothills Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Calipatria, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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