Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning is on an 11-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Encina a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning Fire Wolves will host the Encina Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Foresthill on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning had to suffer through a 70-25 loss at the hands of Foresthill. The Fire Wolves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-12.
Meanwhile, Encina came up short against Forest Lake Christian on Tuesday and fell 60-51. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by exactly nine points.
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning will have to contain Uziah Griffin as he made an impact in Encina's last game. He dropped a double-double on 18 points and 19 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Griffin a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathaniel Wroten, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Encina smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 43 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in nine consecutive games.
Encina's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning, their loss dropped their record down to 0-17.
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning took a serious blow against Encina when the teams last played back in January, falling 66-26. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning was down 32-10.
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