The California Pintos will take on the Doniphan Dons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: California has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Doniphan will arrive with ten straight wins.
California might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 66-60 to Principia, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Pintos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Panthers are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Doniphan). They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Puxico 84-22. The Dons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 27 points or more this season.
Doniphan's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.9 points per game. As for California, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
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