Basketball Game Preview: Pacific Union College Prep Falcons vs. Rio Lindo Adventist Spartans

By Team Reports Dec 13, 2023, 11:09am

Preview: Pacific Union College Prep Falcons vs. Rio Lindo Adventist Spartans

Pacific Union College Prep is 2-8 against Rio Lindo Adventist since November of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pacific Union College Prep Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rio Lindo Adventist Spartans at 4:30 p.m.

Pacific Union College Prep's recent rough patch got a bit rougher last Monday after their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Elsie Allen on the road and fell 58-10.

Meanwhile, Rio Lindo Adventist strolled past Credo with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 38-21. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rio Lindo Adventist.

Belen Hernandez continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 20 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Rio Lindo Adventist's points. Kaia Miller was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.

Pacific Union College Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Rio Lindo Adventist, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.

Pacific Union College Prep suffered a grim 42-19 defeat to Rio Lindo Adventist in their previous matchup back in February. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pacific Union College Prep was down 33-9.