Basketball Game Preview: Etna Lions vs. Trinity Wolves

The Etna Lions will face off against the Trinity Wolves at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Etna played against Modoc on Wednesday and lost via forfeit.

Trinity is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Wednesday. They fell 59-46 to Weed. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 811th, while the Cougars are ranked 365th).

Etna has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season. As for Trinity, they now have a losing record of 12-13.

Etna suffered a grim 61-40 defeat to Trinity in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Trinity's Ryker Robles, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 15 boards. Now that Etna knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.