Basketball Game Preview: California City Ravens vs. Mammoth Huskies

The California City Ravens will take on the Mammoth Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. California City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.9 points per game this season.

California City will head into Tuesday's game having proved themselves against Frazier Mountain: California City barely beat Frazier Mountain the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. California City claimed a resounding 99-17 win over Frazier Mountain. The Ravens have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 27 points or more this season.

Cassius 'Hollywood' Brown

Points

01/07/25 vs Frazier Mountain	37
01/02/25 vs Littlerock	23
12/26/24 vs Templeton	16
01/03/25 vs Palmdale	15
12/20/24 @ Desert	12

California City found their leader in sophomore Cassius 'Hollywood' Brown, who went 17 of 27 en route to 37 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Brown has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Avery 'Skywalker' Spears, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 15 rebounds.

California City was working as a unit and finished the game with 27 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, in Wednesday's Canine Competition, Mammoth came out on top. They strolled past Coleville with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 41-23. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Huskies' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1299th, while the Wolves are ranked 111th).

The win made it two in a row for Mammoth and bumps their season record up to 4-7. As for California City, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.

California City won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, slipping by Mammoth 48-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for California City since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.