Granite Bay and Oak Ridge are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Granite Bay Grizzlies will head out on the road to face off against the Oak Ridge Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, Granite Bay turned things around against Douglas on Monday. They secured a 62-58 W over the Tigers. The win was all the more spectacular given the Grizzlies' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 561st in California, while the Tigers are ranked 44th in Nevada).
Meanwhile, Oak Ridge waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Cardinals to the tune of 85-53. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 23 points or more this season.
Oak Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points per game. As for Granite Bay, their victory bumped their record up to 3-11.
Granite Bay came out on top in a nail-biter against Oak Ridge in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 46-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Granite Bay 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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