Basketball Game Preview: Avalon Lancers vs. Mesrobian Bulldogs

The Avalon Lancers and the Mesrobian Bulldogs will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Avalon is looking for their season's first victory.

Last Saturday, Avalon was beaten by Burbank 90-24. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1195th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 514th).

Meanwhile, Mesrobian lost to Schurr on the road by a 50-35 margin on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Avalon's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Mesrobian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.