The St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs will face off against the Rancho Cotate Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Vincent de Paul comes in on five and Rancho Cotate on three.
St. Vincent de Paul will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Piner, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. St. Vincent de Paul walked away with a 53-45 victory over Piner on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Rancho Cotate took on Ukiah on Tuesday. Rancho Cotate strolled past Ukiah with points to spare, taking the game 75-56. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Wildcats are ranked 810th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rancho Cotate's win came from a few key players St. Vincent de Paul will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Adam Pengel, who almost dropped a double-double on 33 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Izayah Rush, who went 8 for 12 on his way to 16 points and eight rebounds.
Rancho Cotate's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.1 points per game. As for St. Vincent de Paul, their victory bumped their record up to 16-8.
St. Vincent de Paul might still be hurting after the 62-42 defeat they got from Rancho Cotate in their previous matchup two weeks ago. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point St. Vincent de Paul was down 34-11.
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