Having just played yesterday, the Portola Tigers will get right back to it and host the Biggs Wolverines at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Portola is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Sierra Lutheran: they outscored them in every quarter. Portola was the clear victor by a 37-16 margin over Sierra Lutheran on Wednesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Tigers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 641st in California, while the Falcons are ranked 98th in Nevada).
Meanwhile, Biggs won against Quincy on Friday with 57 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. Biggs put the hurt on Hamilton with a sharp 57-32 win. The Wolverines have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Portola is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points per game. As for Biggs, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4.
Portola came up short against Biggs in their previous meeting back in January, falling 53-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Biggs' Anna Carothers, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten boards. Now that Portola 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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