Basketball Preview: Calaveras Red Hawks vs. Waterford Wildcats
Calaveras is 3-0 against Waterford since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Calaveras Red Hawks will host the Waterford Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Monday, Calaveras was fully in charge, breezing past Galt 80-46.
Calaveras' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cohen Curran, who went 7 for 12 en route to 18 points plus eight rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Fuller, who went 5 for 11 en route to 13 points plus seven rebounds and four steals.
Calaveras smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Waterford). They really took it to Sierra Ridge Academy/ROP for the full four quarters, racking up a 64-17 victory. With the Wildcats ahead 34-4 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Waterford had a senior duo take command as Christian Gayle posted 12 points and Elijah Thornberry had 17 points. Those 17 points set a new season-high mark for Thornberry. Jacob Branan was another key player, posting six points.
Calaveras now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Waterford, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Calaveras against Waterford in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, as the squad secured a 74-36 victory. Will Calaveras repeat their success, or does Waterford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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