Canyon Springs and Rancho Verde are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Canyon Springs Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Rancho Verde Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Canyon Springs will be strutting in after a win while Rancho Verde will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Canyon Springs didn't have too much trouble with Liberty as they won 35-18. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 498th, while the Bison are ranked 1088th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Rancho Verde suffered their biggest defeat since November 18, 2024 on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Hemet and fell 52-23. Having soared to a lofty 58 points in the game before, the Mustangs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Canyon Springs is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which somehow still isn't as good as their 17-5 record this season. As for Rancho Verde, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-10.
Canyon Springs beat Rancho Verde 63-51 in their previous matchup on January 14th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Canyon Springs since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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