Rocklin is on a six-game streak of home losses, and Davis Sr. a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Rocklin Thunder will host the Davis Sr. Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Rocklin ended up a good deal behind Granite Bay and lost 55-37.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 23-23 at halftime, Davis Sr. was not quite Del Oro's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 55-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 40th).
Despite the loss, Davis Sr. saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Lorelei Nachman posted 25 points and five rebounds. That was a full 56.8% of the Blue Devils' points, marking the third time in a row Nachman has had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Sonia Clayton, who scored six points and three steals.
Davis Sr.'s defeat dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Rocklin, their loss dropped their record down to 8-17.
Rocklin was able to grind out a solid win over Davis Sr. in their previous matchup back in January, winning 54-47. Will the Thunder repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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