Basketball Game Preview: Santa Rosa Panthers vs. Windsor Jaguars

Santa Rosa and Windsor are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Santa Rosa Panthers face off against the Windsor Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Santa Rosa and six for Windsor.

Santa Rosa came up into this matchup off a tough 35-point loss on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Maria Carrillo by a score of 58-55 on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Windsor was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 57-53 to Analy. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Jaguars came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 410th, while the Tigers are ranked 824th).

Windsor's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Santa Rosa, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.

Santa Rosa barely slipped by Windsor when the teams last played on January 8th, winning 29-28. Will Santa Rosa repeat their success, or does Windsor have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.