The Crater Comets will take on the Arcata Tigers in a tournament on Thursday. Crater will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Crater not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since December 14, 2024 (when they won 59-23). They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Phoenix 66-30.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Arcata duked it out with South Medford on Saturday. The Tigers fell 67-55 to the Panthers.
Crater will have to contain Luke Lemke as he made an impact in Arcata's last game. He went 8-for-20 en route to 27 points and eight boards. That was a full 49.1% of Arcata's points, marking the fifth time in a row Lemke has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elias Gomez, who put up ten points.
Arcata's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Crater, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Everything came up roses for Crater against Arcata when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the team secured an 83-52 victory. Will the Comets repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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