Sutter and Pierce are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Sutter Huskies will challenge the Pierce Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, everything went Sutter's way against Oroville as Sutter made off with a 42-20 victory.
Sutter can attribute much of their success to Sydney Meagher, who had ten points.
Meanwhile, Pierce took care of business in their home opener on Monday (and then some). They blew past Live Oak 40-18.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pierce to victory, but perhaps none more so than Destany Martinez, who posted nine points in addition to seven rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Martinez a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven). Charlie Wayman was another key player, posting five points in addition to six assists and five rebounds.
The win got Sutter back to even at 2-2. As for Pierce, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Sutter was able to grind out a solid win over Pierce when the teams last played back in November of 2023, winning 52-39. Will Sutter repeat their success, or does Pierce have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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