Basketball Game Preview: El Camino Eagles vs. Rio Linda Knights

The El Camino Eagles will take on the Rio Linda Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for El Camino and ten for Rio Linda.

El Camino came up short against Sutter on Thursday, falling 74-53.

Meanwhile, Rio Linda played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 72-33 loss at the hands of Casa Roble. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1219th, while the Rams are ranked 232nd).

El Camino's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Rio Linda, their loss dropped their record down to 3-20.

El Camino strolled past Rio Linda when the teams last played back in January by a score of 57-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for El Camino since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.