Basketball Game Preview: El Camino Wildcats vs. Carlsbad Lancers

El Camino hasn't had much luck against Carlsbad recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The El Camino Wildcats will challenge the Carlsbad Lancers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Wednesday, El Camino came up short against La Costa Canyon and fell 72-64. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Carlsbad had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They strolled past the Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 81-64. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Panthers are ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Carlsbad pushed their record up to 22-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for El Camino, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-13.

El Camino suffered a grim 75-53 defeat to Carlsbad in their previous matchup back in January. Can El Camino avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.