The Rio Hondo Prep Kares's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Western Christian Fighting Lancers at 3:00 p.m. on December 27th. Hopefully Rio Hondo Prep focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 last Friday.
Rio Hondo Prep has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 28 points or more this season. They blew past Duarte 59-26 on the road.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rio Hondo Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emma Carson, who scored 11 points along with six steals and five assists. Another player making a difference was Madelyn Van Cleve, who scored six points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Western Christian had to suffer through a rough 62-28 loss at the hands of California Lutheran. While losing is never fun, Western Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1063rd, while California Lutheran is ranked 159th).
Rio Hondo Prep's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Western Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Rio Hondo Prep against Western Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2021 as the team secured a 58-14 victory. Will Rio Hondo Prep repeat their success, or does Western Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
