Buhach Colony is 1-9 against El Capitan since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Buhach Colony Thunder are taking a road trip to challenge the El Capitan Gauchos at 7:15 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Buhach Colony is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Golden Valley on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Buhach Colony lost 80-58 to Golden Valley. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 711th, while the Cougars are ranked 277th).
Meanwhile, El Capitan came into Wednesday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Merced by a score of 56-46 on Wednesday.
El Capitan's win came from a few key players Buhach Colony will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Elias Ruiz, who posted seven points in addition to six boards and five steals. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Jones, who earned 12 points and seven rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Buhach Colony and nudges their season record down to 9-9. As for El Capitan, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.
Buhach Colony suffered a grim 66-44 defeat to El Capitan in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Buhach Colony was down 37-17.
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