Basketball Game Preview: California City Ravens vs. Rosamond Roadrunners

California City and Rosamond are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The California City Ravens will head out on the road to take on the Rosamond Roadrunners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

On Tuesday, California City humbled Boron with an 81-37 victory. The Ravens have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 24 points or more this season.

Cassius 'Hollywood' Brown

Points

01/21/25 @ Boron	23
01/17/25 vs Kern Valley	20
01/14/25 @ Bishop Union	15
01/10/25 @ Mammoth	26
01/07/25 vs Frazier Mountain	37

California City found their leader in sophomore Cassius 'Hollywood' Brown, who posted 23 points. Brown's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery 'Skywalker' Spears, who scored 15 points.

Meanwhile, Rosamond entered their tilt with Mammoth on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Huskies 76-33. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Roadrunners had established a 42 point advantage.

California City has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.2 points per game. As for Rosamond, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10.

Everything came up roses for California City against Rosamond when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 73-46 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for California City since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.