Basketball Game Preview: Santa Clara Bruins vs. Cupertino Pioneers
By Team Reports
Feb 16, 2025, 12:11am
Basketball Preview: Santa Clara Bruins vs. Cupertino Pioneers
The Santa Clara Bruins will head out on the road to square off against the Cupertino Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses for Santa Clara and three for Cupertino.
Santa Clara is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Homestead on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Santa Clara lost 72-51 to Homestead. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1172nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 299th).
Meanwhile, Cupertino ended up a good deal behind Fremont on Friday and lost 62-43.
Santa Clara's loss dropped their record down to 2-21. As for Cupertino, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-17.
Santa Clara might still be hurting after the 36-15 loss they got from Cupertino in their previous meeting back in January. Can Santa Clara avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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