Preview: California City Ravens vs. Kern Valley Broncs
After two games on the road, California City is heading back home. They will take on the Kern Valley Broncs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
California City struggled with offensive rebounds on Friday (Mammoth had nine more) and sadly the final score reflected it. California City fell 50-37 to Mammoth.
Despite the loss, California City had strong showings from Carlito Brown, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and two steals, and Cassius 'Hollywood' Brown, who scored nine points along with four blocks. Brown also posted two blocks for the first time this season. Darrius Brown was another key contributor, scoring four points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 75-48, which was the final score in Kern Valley's tilt against Rosamond on Tuesday. Kern Valley has struggled against Rosamond recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
California City's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Kern Valley, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-13.
California City was able to grind out a solid victory over Kern Valley in their previous matchup back in January, winning 54-41. Will California City repeat their success, or does Kern Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
