Basketball Game Preview: Etna Lions vs. Mt. Shasta Bears

Etna is 1-9 against Mt. Shasta since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Etna Lions will host the Mt. Shasta Bears at 8:00 p.m.

It was a proper cat-fight when Etna faced off against Weed on Tuesday. Etna was outmatched by Weed and fell 67-40. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1126th, while the Cougars are ranked 370th).

Meanwhile, Mt. Shasta entered their tilt with Modoc on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Braves by a score of 63-56.

Mt. Shasta has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Etna, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-12.

Etna might still be hurting after the 54-28 loss they got from Mt. Shasta when the teams last played two weeks ago. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Etna was down 31-9.