Garces Memorial hasn't had much luck against San Joaquin Memorial recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Garces Memorial Rams will challenge the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers at 3:00 p.m.
Garces Memorial is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They were outmatched by Centennial and fell 98-16. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1109th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when San Joaquin Memorial challenged Edison on Thursday. San Joaquin Memorial blew past Edison 70-20. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
San Joaquin Memorial's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 40.6 points. As for Garces Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Garces Memorial was taken down by San Joaquin Memorial 99-12 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Garces Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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