Basketball Game Preview: Summit Charter Collegiate Academy Bears vs. Avenal Buccaneers

The Summit Charter Collegiate Academy Bears and the Avenal Buccaneers will round out the year against one another at at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Summit Charter Collegiate Academy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering McFarland just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They were outmatched by the Cougars and fell 80-46.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Avenal). They took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 58-29 victory over Alpaugh. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Buccaneers considering their 24-point performance the match before.

Summit Charter Collegiate Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Avenal, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-7.

Summit Charter Collegiate Academy beat Avenal 51-44 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Summit Charter Collegiate Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.