The El Cerrito Gauchos will face off against the Swett Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. El Cerrito knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 games -- so hopefully Swett likes a good challenge.
El Cerrito is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They strolled past Hercules with points to spare, taking the game 58-41. Given the Gauchos' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 461st, while the Titans are ranked 966th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
El Cerrito's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Omolade Olateju led the charge by putting up 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cannon Jenkins, who posted 17 points.
Meanwhile, Swett escaped with a win on Thursday against De Anza by the margin of a single free throw, 58-57.
Swett is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.5 points over those games. As for El Cerrito, they pushed their record up to 20-7 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
El Cerrito came out on top in a nail-biter against Swett in their previous meeting on Friday, sneaking past 73-70. Does El Cerrito have another victory up their sleeve, or will Swett turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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