The Torrance Tartars will head out on the road to face off against the El Segundo Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Torrance's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches.
While Torrance didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 63-61 victory over St. Genevieve on Friday. Given the Tartars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Valiants are ranked 556th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, El Segundo was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 45-40 to Poly.
Torrance has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.2 points per game. As for El Segundo, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-8.
Torrance ended up a good deal behind El Segundo when the teams last played back in January, losing 62-43. Can Torrance avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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