The Mira Loma Matadors will venture away from home to challenge the Lincoln Fighting Zebras at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Mira Loma's offense hasn't had much luck over their past eight matches, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 78-8, which was the final score in Mira Loma's tilt against Colfax on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Matadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1173rd, while the Falcons are ranked 106th).
Meanwhile, Lincoln didn't have too much trouble with Oakmont on Wednesday as they won 59-43. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fighting Zebras.
Mira Loma better focus on containing TAYLOR HODGE and ISA KEIDEL as the pair were huge in Lincoln's win. HODGE dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 boards, while KEIDEL went 8 for 16 en route to 17 points in addition to six assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave HODGE a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was TAYLOR BUTLER, who posted seven points and 11 rebounds.
Lincoln smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Mira Loma, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.
Mira Loma took a serious blow against Lincoln in their previous matchup on January 10th, falling 64-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of BUTLER, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 boards. Now that Mira Loma knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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