The El Modena Vanguards will venture away from home to challenge the Katella Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Katella took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on El Modena, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, El Modena didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Orange, but they still walked away with a 41-37 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vanguards.
Meanwhile, Katella came up short against Tustin on Tuesday and fell 57-49. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 819th, while the Tillers are ranked 89th).
El Modena will have to keep a close watch on Zadot Reyes and Joseph Damian, a pair of players who had a big impact on Katella's prior game. Reyes went 6 of 9 from beyond the arc on his way to 20 points and five rebounds, while Damian went 6 of 13 on his way to 20 points. That's the most points Damian has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Montejo, who posted two points and seven rebounds.
El Modena is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Katella, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
El Modena came up short against Katella when the teams last played back in December of 2016, falling 61-53. Can El Modena avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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