Preview: Winters Warriors vs. Live Oak Lions
The Winters Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Live Oak Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Winters will be strutting in after a win while Live Oak will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, Winters didn't have too much trouble with Willows at home as they won 63-45. The win was just what Winters needed coming off of a 60-36 loss in their prior match.
Meanwhile, Live Oak's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their 13th straight loss. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 73-47 walloping at the hands of Colusa. While losing is never fun, Live Oak can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1353rd, while Colusa is ranked 510th).
Winters' victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Live Oak, they dropped their record down to 2-18 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Winters strolled past Live Oak when the teams last played on January 3rd by a score of 59-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winters since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
