Basketball Recap: San Luis Obispo Picks Up Sixth Straight Win at Home

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Liberty, San Luis Obispo was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They took down the Newbury Park Panthers 68-52. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Panthers are ranked 706th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous 6 Games (Home)

12/27/24 vs Newbury Park	68-52
12/14/24 vs Liberty	77-62
12/13/24 vs Thousand Oaks	56-54
12/12/24 vs Central	58-49
11/25/24 vs San Marcos	73-65
02/09/24 vs Santa Ynez	66-55

San Luis Obispo pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Newbury Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.

San Luis Obispo and Saratoga will face off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for Newbury Park, they and Righetti will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.