The Hesperia Scorpions will head out on the road to challenge the Servite Friars at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Hesperia's tournament run continued when they took on Alameda on Monday. Hesperia took an 83-78 hit to the loss column at the hands of Alameda. While losing is never fun, the Scorpions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 378th, while the Hornets are ranked 156th).
Servite has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were beaten by JSerra Catholic 80-38 on Friday. The game marked the Friars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Servite's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Hesperia, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
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