Milken hasn't had much luck against Pilibos recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Milken Wildcats will welcome the Pilibos Eagles at 5:00 p.m.
Milken's tournament run continued when they took on Timber Creek two weeks ago. Milken was beaten by Timber Creek 53-23. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 677th in California, while the Wolves are ranked 40th in Florida).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pilibos). They claimed a resounding 68-38 win over Fillmore. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Milken better keep an eye on Nanar Shahinian. She was instrumental in Pilibos' win, going 6 for 9 from beyond the arc on her way to 24 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Talia Kasbarian, who posted nine points and four steals.
Pilibos was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fillmore only posted six assists.
Pilibos has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for Milken, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Milken strolled past Pilibos in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 63-47. Will Milken repeat their success, or does Pilibos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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