Las Lomas and Northgate are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Las Lomas Knights will square off against the Northgate Broncos at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Las Lomas' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
On Friday, Las Lomas blew past Berean Christian, posting a 78-23 win. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Eagles are ranked 849th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Northgate's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They came up short against Ygnacio Valley, falling 62-41.
Las Lomas will have to contain David Harris as he made an impact in Northgate's last game. He went 6 of 14 en route to 14 points and eight boards. That's the most rebounds Harris has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Deangelo Smith, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 10 points and seven boards.
Las Lomas is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Northgate, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-7.
Las Lomas came up short against Northgate when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 84-76. Thankfully for Las Lomas, Daniel Louie (who went 10 of 11 en route to 24 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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