Last night, the Men’s Basketball Team had an away game against the Rio Americano Raiders. Ryan Toschi ‘20 led the team in scoring with 16 points. Four others scored in double digits as well, Angelo Butler ‘20 had 15 points, Michael Moreno ‘21 had 14, Wes Howell ‘21 had 13, and Elijah Covington ‘22 scored 12.
It was a back and forth game all night. CB started the game off strong leading 23-20 at the end of the first quarter. The Falcons kept their foot on the gas, outscoring Rio 24-11 in the 2nd quarter. CB led 47-31 at the half. Rio came out of the half hot putting up 22 third quarter points, and getting themselves back into the game. CB only led by 6 at the end of the third. It was much of the same in the fourth quarter. Tied at 77, it all came down to the final shot. Senior Angelo Butler ‘20 knocked down the go ahead jumper with .4 seconds left to beat Rio Americano.
The Falcons improved their record to 15-10 and 6-3 in league. CB’s next game is Friday night on the road against Sac High. The game starts at 7:00 pm.