Basketball Game Preview: Castaic Coyotes vs. Hart Hawks

Castaic hasn't had much luck against Hart recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Castaic Coyotes will venture away from home to challenge the Hart Hawks at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Friday, Castaic took a blow against Valencia, falling 78-42. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 849th, while the Vikings are ranked 385th).

Meanwhile, Hart didn't have quite enough to beat Saugus on Tuesday and fell 61-59. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Hart's loss dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Castaic, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.

Castaic was taken down by Hart 70-39 in their previous matchup on January 7th. Can Castaic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.