The King City Mustangs will take on the Greenfield Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greenfield took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on King City, who comes in off a win.
King City is coming into the match on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight victories. They blew past Pajaro Valley 49-18 on Wednesday.
King City's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Mikayla Mclane, who posted six points in addition to ten rebounds and five steals, and Amity Hearne, who earned six points and 15 boards. Hearne is becoming a predictor of King City's success: when she posts at least eight rebounds the team is 3-1 (and 2-10 when she doesn't). Crystal Paramo was another key player, putting up eight points and three steals.
King City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, Greenfield played a tough contest last Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by St. Francis and fell 67-38. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1025th, while the Sharks are ranked 369th).
King City is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.8 points per game. As for Greenfield, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-8.
King City ended up a good deal behind Greenfield in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, losing 51-33. Can King City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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