Artesia hasn't had much luck against Cerritos recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Artesia Pioneers will look to defend their home court against the Cerritos Dons at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Artesia is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Whitney 59-11. The game marked the Pioneers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Cerritos was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a hard 53-39 fall against Rosary Academy. While losing is never fun, the Dons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 451st, while the Royals are ranked 197th).
Cerritos' loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Artesia, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Artesia was dealt a bruising 70-15 loss at the hands of Cerritos when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Artesia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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