Caliche is 2-8 against Wray since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Caliche Buffaloes will square off against the Wray Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Caliche is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Last Saturday, Caliche didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Briggsdale, but they still walked away with a 50-45 win. The win was just what Caliche needed coming off of a 72-32 defeat in their prior game.
Caliche's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Avery Bell, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Zander Yost, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Wray strolled past Wiggins with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 53-38. Wray pushed the score to 43-22 by the end of the third, a deficit Wiggins cut but never quite recovered from.
AB Ruiz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds. He hasn't dropped below two blocks for eight straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Rafael Trejo, who scored 11 points along with three steals and two blocks.
Caliche's record is now 6-13. As for Wray, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Tuesday's match will pit two of the most dominant forwards against one another: Chance Mitchell and Trejo. Mitchell has been dynamite this season: he has averaged 14.6 points, 1.5 steals, and 8.3 rebounds. For his part, Trejo has averaged 16.9 points, 1.1 steals, and 5.2 rebounds.
Caliche took a serious blow against Wray in their previous meeting back in January, falling 75-41. Can Caliche avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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