Basketball Game Preview: La Habra Highlanders vs. Sonora Raiders

La Habra is 0-10 against Sonora since February of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The La Habra Highlanders will square off against the Sonora Raiders at 5:30 a.m. La Habra will be strutting in after a win while Sonora will be coming in after a loss.

La Habra will head into Tuesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 50-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Cypress 37-35. The win was some much needed relief for the Highlanders as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.

Meanwhile, Sonora came up short against Yorba Linda on Friday and fell 51-42.

La Habra's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 6-16. As for Sonora, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.

La Habra took a serious blow against Sonora in their previous meeting on January 7th, falling 53-23. Can La Habra avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.