Basketball Game Preview: Tehachapi Warriors vs. Garces Memorial Rams

The Tehachapi Warriors and the Garces Memorial Rams will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Tehachapi's tournament run continued when they took on Burroughs on Friday. The Warriors fell 46-35 to the Burros. The loss was the Warriors' first of the season.

Meanwhile, Garces Memorial came up short against North on Friday, falling 58-38. The loss put an end to the Rams' undefeated start to the season.

Having lost for the first time this season, Tehachapi fell to 3-1. As for Garces Memorial, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Tehachapi couldn't quite finish off Garces Memorial when the teams last played back in January of 2023 and fell 52-49. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.