The Ukiah Wildcats will square off against the Piner Prospectors at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ukiah has 11 straight victories, Piner has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Ukiah is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 85-13 win over Elsie Allen. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Lobos are ranked 1124th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Piner was beaten by Healdsburg 56-21 on Friday.
Ukiah is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for Piner, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Everything came up roses for Ukiah against Piner in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 68-14 victory. Does Ukiah have another victory up their sleeve, or will Piner turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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