Basketball Game Preview: Soquel Knights vs. Stevenson Pirates

The Soquel Knights are taking a road trip to take on the Stevenson Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

Last Wednesday, Soquel didn't have quite enough to beat Monte Vista Christian and fell 37-35. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, Stevenson entered their tilt with Everett Alvarez on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They took down the Eagles 55-39. While the Pirates didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Stevenson's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Soquel, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.