The Clovis Cougars will take on the Sierra Pacific Golden Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, Clovis blew past Clovis North, posting a 67-38 victory. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Broncos are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Sierra Pacific on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Reedley out of the water with a 66-22 final score. With the Golden Bears ahead 39-16 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Sierra Pacific is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.4 points per game. As for Clovis, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-6.
Clovis strolled past Sierra Pacific when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 55-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clovis since the team 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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