Basketball Game Preview: Woodland Wolves vs. Casa Roble Rams

The Woodland Wolves will face off against the Casa Roble Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

In Friday's Canine Competition, Woodland had to take the L. They took a 61-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sutter on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Wolves in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, Casa Roble had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Knights 72-33. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 27 points or more this season.

Casa Roble had a senior duo take command as Benny Ambriz went 6 for 8 en route to 14 points and Moses Oginni posted ten points along with five rebounds and three steals. Oginni is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games he's played. Mason Pearcy was another key player, as he made all 5 shots he took to post 11 points.

Casa Roble has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points per game. As for Woodland, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.

Woodland took a serious blow against Casa Roble when the teams last played back in January, falling 81-54. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ambriz, who went 6 of 7 from beyond the arc on his way to 28 points. Now that Woodland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.