The San Gorgonio Spartans just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Citrus Hill Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
San Gorgonio took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They snuck past Ontario with a 42-38 victory. The score was all tied up 18-18 at the break, but the Spartans were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Citrus Hill entered their tilt with Big Bear on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 66-53 win over the Bears.
Citrus Hill's win came from a few key players San Gorgonio will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Alaric(AJ) Hayes, who went 10 of 18 on his way to 26 points. The contest was his fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerren White, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 10 points in addition to eight boards and seven steals.
Citrus Hill has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.6 points per game. As for San Gorgonio, their victory bumped their record up to 3-7.
San Gorgonio was dealt a bruising 83-35 loss at the hands of Citrus Hill when the teams last played back in December of 2017. Thankfully for San Gorgonio, Brian Brown Jr. (who went 9 of 18 on his way to 26 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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