Basketball Game Preview: San Joaquin Memorial Panthers vs. Christian Brothers Falcons

By Team Reports Feb 27, 2024, 2:54am

Preview: San Joaquin Memorial Panthers vs. Christian Brothers Falcons

The San Joaquin Memorial Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Christian Brothers Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. San Joaquin Memorial knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight matches -- so hopefully Christian Brothers likes a good challenge.

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact San Joaquin Memorial can now relate to. They received a tough blow two weeks ago as they fell 75-60 to the Golden Eagles. While losing is never fun, San Joaquin Memorial can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while Clovis West is ranked 22nd).

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Christian Brothers' good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They were the victim of a tough 72-49 loss at the hands of Sacramento. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Christian Brothers has scored all season.

Despite the loss, Christian Brothers got a solid performance out of Shawn Underwood Jr., who scored 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephan Hewitt, who scored 13 points.

San Joaquin Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 19-11. As for Christian Brothers, their loss dropped their record down to 19-13.

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