Upper Lake is on a five-game streak of home losses, St. Helena a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The Upper Lake Cougars will welcome the St. Helena Saints at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Upper Lake is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Middletown on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Upper Lake lost 47-21 to Middletown. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 960th, while the Mustangs are ranked 319th).
Meanwhile, St. Helena came up short against Fort Bragg on Tuesday and fell 61-50.
St. Helena's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Upper Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Upper Lake suffered a grim 74-49 defeat to St. Helena in their previous matchup back in January. Will Upper Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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