The Bravo Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Lincoln Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Bravo has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Lincoln will arrive with four straight victories.
Bravo is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were beaten by Marshall 86-56 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1254th, while the Barristers are ranked 537th).
Despite their loss, Bravo saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Julian Ojeda, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Benjamin Murillo, who went 6 of 10 en route to 14 points.
Meanwhile, Lincoln won against Panorama two weeks ago with 59 points and they decided to stick to that point total again two weeks ago. Lincoln rang in the new year with a 59-46 win over East Valley.
Lincoln has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Bravo, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Bravo against Lincoln in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 73-31 victory. Will Bravo repeat their success, or does Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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