Basketball Game Preview: Laguna Creek Cardinals vs. Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack

Laguna Creek is 0-4 against Cosumnes Oaks since January of 2017 but things could change on Wednesday. The Laguna Creek Cardinals will head out to face off against the Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Laguna Creek is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They received a blow as they fell 70-53 to Monterey Trail. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 562nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 36th).

Meanwhile, Cosumnes Oaks was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost to Elk Grove on the road by a 67-48 margin.

Laguna Creek's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Cosumnes Oaks, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-18.

Laguna Creek came up short against Cosumnes Oaks in their previous matchup back in January, falling 69-63. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cosumnes Oaks' Jeremiah Boatwright, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. Now that Laguna Creek knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.