The Portola Tigers will challenge the Wooster Colts at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Portola's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
Portola picked up another tournament win two weeks ago. They walked away with an 81-70 victory over Fall River.
Connor Sheridan and Magnus Berg were among the main playmakers for Portola as the former dropped a double-double on 24 points and 16 boards and the latter went 14 of 21 on his way to 33 points and six rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Berg has scored at least a third of Portola's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Enrique Vargas, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds.
Portola smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Wooster lost to Bishop Manogue at home by a 54-37 margin on Thursday.
Portola is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Wooster, their defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-11.
Portola ended up a good deal behind Wooster when the teams last played back in December of 2023, losing 76-57. Can Portola avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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