Basketball Game Preview: Patriot Warriors vs. Jurupa Valley Jaguars

The Patriot Warriors are taking a road trip to take on the Jurupa Valley Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jurupa Valley took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Patriot, who comes in off a win.

Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Patriot beat La Sierra 53-47.

Meanwhile, Jurupa Valley suffered their biggest loss since December 16, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 70-49 to Ramona. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1000th, while the Rams are ranked 474th).

Patriot's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-13. As for Jurupa Valley, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-13.

Patriot strolled past Jurupa Valley when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 59-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Patriot since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.