Pescadero hasn't had much luck against Pacific Bay Christian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pescadero Vikings will head out to challenge the Pacific Bay Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Pescadero ended up a good deal behind Mountain View Academy and lost 66-48. The Vikings were down 54-33 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Pacific Bay Christian had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.2 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 45-26 win over the Eagles.
Pacific Bay Christian's win came from a few key players Pescadero will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jared Balantakbo, who went 8 of 18 on his way to 22 points. Those 22 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Strickland, who went 5 for 11 en route to 12 points.
Pacific Bay Christian pushed their record up to 9-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points per game. As for Pescadero, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Pescadero came up short against Pacific Bay Christian in their previous matchup on January 13th, falling 46-42. Can Pescadero avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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