The University Prep Panthers will square off against the Orland Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
University Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Winters with points to spare, taking the game 63-44. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 337th, while the Warriors are ranked 890th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Orland escaped with a win on Friday against Yreka by the margin of a single free throw, 50-49. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
University Prep better focus on containing Preston Carlson and Dominick Bose as the pair were huge in Orland's win. Carlson posted 13 points and four steals, while Bose put up four points along with 17 boards and five assists. The dominant performance gave Bose a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Graysen Ovitz, who earned six points.
University Prep is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.6 points over those games. Orland's win bumped their record up to 21-9.
University Prep was dealt a bruising 69-27 defeat at the hands of Orland when the teams last played back in February of 2015. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point University Prep was down 39-17.
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