Basketball Game Preview: Katella Knights vs. Irvine Vaqueros

The Katella Knights and the Irvine Vaqueros will compete for holiday cheer at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

On Tuesday, Katella was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 36-31 to Gahr.

Meanwhile, Irvine waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They secured a 50-44 W over the Cowboys.

Irvine pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for Katella, they now have a losing record at 5-6.