The Casa Grande Gauchos will head out to challenge the Maria Carrillo Pumas at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Thursday, Casa Grande was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 35-29 to Sonoma Valley. While losing is never fun, the Gauchos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 963rd, while the Dragons are ranked 345th).
Meanwhile, Maria Carrillo was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Analy 64-21.
Casa Grande dropped their record down to 2-15 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Maria Carrillo, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-10.
Casa Grande was dealt a bruising 59-30 defeat at the hands of Maria Carrillo when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Casa Grande avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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