The Portola Bulldogs will take on the Laguna Hills Hawks in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Portola didn't have too much trouble with El Toro as they won 77-61. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
While Laguna Hills didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-25), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 66-59 win over University on Friday.
Laguna Hills' win came from a few key players Portola will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jackson Burnham, who posted 24 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. The matchup was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cyrus Yusuf, who earned 21 points along with five assists and five boards.
Portola is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Laguna Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Things could have been worse for Portola, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 78-63 loss to Laguna Hills in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Portola avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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