The South San Francisco Warriors and the Drew Dragons will face off at 7:45 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. The timing is sure in South San Francisco's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Drew has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
While South San Francisco didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victor by a 60-40 margin over Wallenberg on Thursday. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Drew posted their biggest victory since February 1st on Thursday. They blew past The Nueva School 64-35.
South San Francisco better focus on containing Rafa Ledesma and Max Nadler as the pair were huge in Drew's win. Ledesma dropped a double-double on 21 points and 16 boards, while Nadler posted 14 points and six rebounds. With that strong performance, Ledesma is now averaging an impressive 8.1 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Niko Hakkinen, who put up eight points.
Drew's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for South San Francisco, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
South San Francisco was able to grind out a solid win over Drew in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 37-29. Does South San Francisco have another victory up their sleeve, or will Drew turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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