Having just played yesterday, the Tracy Bulldogs will jump right back in to play the Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Tracy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Cosumnes Oaks likes a good challenge.
While Tracy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Freedom by a score of 57-45 on Thursday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Falcons are ranked 816th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
12/12/24 vs Freedom | 19 |
12/10/24 @ Deer Valley | 20 |
12/07/24 vs Venture Academy | 26 |
12/06/24 vs Stagg | 24 |
12/05/24 vs McNair | 18 |
Maximillian Russell was his usual excellent self, going 9 for 17 on his way to 19 points. The game was his eighth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lars Lindroos, who posted nine points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cosumnes Oaks, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 79-62 win over Patterson on Wednesday. The Wolfpack pushed the score to 61-39 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
The victory got Cosumnes Oaks back to even at 3-3. As for Tracy, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
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