Basketball Game Preview: St. Mary's Rams vs. Tracy Bulldogs

By Team Reports Jan 21, 2024, 2:14pm

Preview: St. Mary's Rams vs. Tracy Bulldogs

St. Mary is 10-0 against Tracy since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The St. Mary's Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tracy Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

St. Mary's unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 53-38 bruising from Lincoln. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points St. Mary's has scored all season.

Daniel Huerta put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 21 points along with eight rebounds. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was William Weathington, who scored three points along with five assists and two blocks.

Meanwhile, Tracy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fifth straight loss. They fell 63-53 to West. While losing is never fun, Tracy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 733rd, while West is ranked 313th).

St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 16-5. As for Tracy, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost 11 of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season.

St. Mary's strolled past Tracy in their previous matchup on January 6th by a score of 69-52. Does St. Mary's have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tracy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.