Yreka hasn't had much luck against University Prep recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Yreka Miners will take on the University Prep Panthers at 7:30 p.m.
Yreka will head into Thursday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They were beaten by Las Plumas 66-34. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 875th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 272nd).
Meanwhile, University Prep had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Tigers, posting a 90-51 victory. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly 39 points.
Yreka's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for University Prep, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Yreka was dealt a bruising 81-47 loss at the hands of University Prep when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Yreka avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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