The Winters Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Anderson Cubs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Winters will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Winters had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 55-42 victory over Willows on Tuesday. Given Winters' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 414th, while Willows is ranked 922nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Winters' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jordan Tucker led the charge by scoring 16 points. Maci Dodic was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Anderson has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell just short of University Prep by a score of 53-50.
Winters is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Anderson, their loss dropped their record down to 21-7.
Winters took a serious blow against Anderson in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 76-49. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Winters was down 48-21.
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