The St. Francis Troubadours are taking a road trip to square off against the Granite Bay Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Francis is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
St. Francis is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Del Oro on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Francis lost 54-29 to Del Oro. While losing is never fun, the Troubadours can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 114th).
Despite the loss, St. Francis saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Audrey Bashore posted five points.
Meanwhile, Granite Bay was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 56-27 loss at the hands of Oak Ridge.
St. Francis' loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Granite Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
St. Francis didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Granite Bay in their previous meeting on January 8th, but they still walked away with a 50-45 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Francis since the team 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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