Two dominant guards in Noa Eteuati-Edwards and Kevin Dehbashian are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Arcadia Apaches will welcome the Burbank Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Arcadia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60 points per game this season.
Arcadia is returning to their home court after beating Rancho Mirage on theirs, despite the fact Rancho Mirage has dominated at home this season. Arcadia strolled past Rancho Mirage with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 62-48. Given the Apaches' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Rattlers are ranked 366th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arcadia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mateo Ingersoll, who went 7 of 9 en route to 17 points and eight rebounds. Ingersoll is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Eteuati-Edwards, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Arcadia smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Burbank ended up a good deal behind Thousand Oaks last Saturday and lost 64-48.
Burbank's defeat dropped their record down to 13-3. As for Arcadia, their win bumped their record up to 11-8.
Arcadia beat Burbank 69-61 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Does Arcadia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Burbank turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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