Chowchilla was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 70-56 to the Sierra Chieftains. While losing is never fun, the Tribe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1021st, while the Chieftains are ranked 502nd).
| 01/14/25 vs Sierra | 3 |
| 12/17/24 @ Avenal | 1 |
| 12/14/24 vs Golden Valley | 1 |
| 12/13/24 vs Washington Union | 1 |
| 12/07/24 vs Santa Maria | 1 |
When it comes to explaining why Chowchilla lost, don't look at Daniel Ojeda. Despite the final result, he went 5 for 10 on his way to 12 points in addition to seven assists and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Ojeda a new career-high in blocks (three). Another player making a difference was Zayne Smith, who posted ten points.
Chayce Duerksen was his usual excellent self, putting up 24 points for Sierra. Duerksen's 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 Finn Duerksen, who scored 12 points.
Chowchilla's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Sierra, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-6.
Chowchilla has already played their next game, a 65-16 victory against Parlier on the 17th. As for Sierra, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 55-35 win against Minarets on the 17th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
