Basketball Game Preview: KIPP Navigate College Prep Tigers vs. Luis Valdez Leadership Academy Lions

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the KIPP Navigate College Prep Tigers duke it out with the Luis Valdez Leadership Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday... Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Last Friday, KIPP Navigate College Prep took a blow against North Valley Baptist, falling 65-28. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1300th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 559th).

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 72-25, which was the final score in Luis Valdez Leadership Academy's tilt against North Valley Baptist on Tuesday. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Luis Valdez Leadership Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for KIPP Navigate College Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.

KIPP Navigate College Prep beat Luis Valdez Leadership Academy 36-24 in their previous meeting last Saturday. Will KIPP Navigate College Prep repeat their success, or does Luis Valdez Leadership Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.