Basketball Game Preview: El Rancho Dons vs. Whittier Cardinals

El Rancho is 1-9 against Whittier since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The El Rancho Dons will head out to face off against the Whittier Cardinals at 5:15 p.m.

Last Monday, El Rancho was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 47-46 to Santa Fe. The Dons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Whittier slipped by California 82-81 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.

Whittier is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.9 points per game. As for El Rancho, they now have a losing record at 13-14.

El Rancho came up short against Whittier when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 60-56. Can El Rancho avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.