The California Grizzlies and the Saint Francis Lancers will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Saint Francis is hoping to do what King's Academy couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to California's winning streak, which now stands at three games. California simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat King's Academy 69-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Grizzlies have posted since February 7th.
California's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Trinity Chu, who made all 7 shots she took racking up 17 points plus two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Yee, who scored nine points in addition to six assists and three steals.
California was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Saint Francis took their match on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 63-23 victory over Fremont. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lancers.
Saint Francis' win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for California, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
California was able to grind out a solid win over Saint Francis in their previous meeting back in December of 2019, winning 44-33. Will California repeat their success, or does Saint Francis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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