The Lincoln Trojans will square off against the Caruthers Blue Raiders at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Caruthers will be up against a hot Lincoln squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. Lincoln was the clear victor by a 49-25 margin over Lodi on Thursday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Flames are ranked 477th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Caruthers over Fresno Christian in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Caruthers blew Fresno Christian out of the water with an 85-15 final score. The Blue Raiders pushed the score to 71-9 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had no chance of recovering from.
Caruthers has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Lincoln, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
Lincoln and Caruthers were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, but Lincoln came up empty-handed after a 75-74 loss. Can Lincoln avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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