Caruthers and Sierra are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Caruthers Blue Raiders will face off against the Sierra Chieftains at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sierra will be up against a hot Caruthers team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Caruthers claimed a resounding 94-14 victory over Fowler. Given the Blue Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Redcats are ranked 1226th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sierra). They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 75-18 win over Riverdale. The victory was nothing new for the Chieftains as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Sierra is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points per game. As for Caruthers, they pushed their record up to 18-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Caruthers against Sierra in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the team secured an 88-48 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Caruthers since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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