Basketball Game Preview: Patterson Tigers vs. Mountain House Mustangs

The Patterson Tigers will head out to square off against the Mountain House Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Patterson can't be too worried about heading out to take on Mountain House: they just beat Futures at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Patterson came out on top in a nail-biter against Futures on Saturday, sneaking past 51-48.

Meanwhile, Mountain House had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They escaped with a win against the Titans by the margin of a single free throw, 62-61. The score was all tied up 31-31 at the break, but the Mustangs were the better team in the second half.

Mountain House's win came from a few key players Patterson will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Shamar Jones, who posted 16 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals. Coldin Parker was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Mountain House is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for Patterson, their win bumped their record up to 10-15.

Patterson took a serious blow against Mountain House in their previous matchup back in January, falling 87-47. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who scored 35 points and seven boards. Now that Patterson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.