The Lynbrook Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the Santa Cruz Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Santa Cruz took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lynbrook, who comes in off a win.
Lynbrook is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Palo Alto with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 44-25. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lynbrook.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Santa Cruz challenged Half Moon Bay on Monday. Santa Cruz came up short against Half Moon Bay, falling 69-43. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 644th, while the Cougars are ranked 82nd).
Santa Cruz has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Lynbrook, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Lynbrook didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Santa Cruz in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 48-42 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lynbrook since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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