The Avenal Buccaneers will challenge the Kings Christian Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Friday, Avenal lost to Tranquillity on the road by a 43-28 margin. The Buccaneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Kings Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Ambassadors 80-29. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 23 points or more this season.
Kings Christian pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.0 points per game. As for Avenal, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
Avenal was dealt a bruising 59-26 defeat at the hands of Kings Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kings Christian's Trey Brouwer, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 boards. Now that Avenal knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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