Basketball Game Preview: Norte Vista Braves vs. Ramona Rams
By Team Reports
Jan 24, 2025, 11:10pm
Basketball Preview: Norte Vista Braves vs. Ramona Rams
Norte Vista and Ramona are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Norte Vista Braves will challenge the Ramona Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Norte Vista comes in on seven and Ramona on five.
Last Thursday, Norte Vista was fully in charge, breezing past Patriot 82-54. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Ramona didn't have too much trouble with La Sierra on Wednesday as they won 60-44. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 465th, while the Eagles are ranked 1193rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ramona's win came from a few key players Norte Vista will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Troy Terrell, who posted 12 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times he's played. Andrew Green was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards.
Ramona pushed their record up to 19-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.2 points per game. As for Norte Vista, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Norte Vista against Ramona in their previous matchup on January 9th, as the team secured a 105-68 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Green, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Norte Vista still be able to contain Green? There's only one way to find out.
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