Basketball Game Preview: Templeton Eagles vs. Lompoc Braves

The Templeton Eagles will take on the Lompoc Braves in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Templeton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Taft by a score of 63-55 on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Lompoc waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Titans with a sharp 65-45 win. While the Braves didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Templeton's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Lompoc, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.

Everything went Templeton's way against Lompoc when the teams last played back in January, as Templeton made off with a 74-54 victory. Does Templeton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lompoc turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.