Williams hasn't had much luck against Portola recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Williams Yellowjackets will face off against the Portola Tigers at 5:00 p.m.
Williams is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 28th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They came up short against Biggs, falling 46-20. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1353rd, while the Wolverines are ranked 444th).
01/28/25 vs Biggs | 12 |
01/16/24 vs Hamilton | 12 |
12/01/23 vs Los Molinos | 10 |
01/09/24 @ Los Molinos | 7 |
01/12/24 @ Maxwell | 7 |
The losing side was boosted by Lupita Zuniga, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds. That's the most boards she has posted since back in January of 2024.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Portola's strategy against Virginia City on Wednesday. Portola strolled past Virginia City with points to spare, taking the game 63-44. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Williams' loss dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Portola, their win bumped their record up to 11-8.
Williams was dealt a bruising 62-15 defeat at the hands of Portola in their previous matchup on January 14th. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Williams was down 39-6.
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