Crusaders Boys Basketball splits a pair before Christmas vacation, takes 3 to start the new ...

The Immanuel Christian Boys basketball team is on a four-game winning streak after taking its last game of 2025 and its first three contests in calendar 2026. The Crusaders had its three-game winning streak snapped with a December 15 loss to Lone Pine, 58-55, and hoped to rebound before the Christmas break with a pair of games. Facing California City on December 17, the Crusaders encountered a tough Ravens squad that holds a 10-3 record and employs a strong offense, and the Crusaders fell 80-51. But the Crusaders ended calendar 2025 on a high note as they demolished Hi-Lo League foe Trona (1-6, 0-2 at the time), 72-24 on December 19, to enter the break with a 5-3 record overall and a 2-1...