The Bellflower Buccaneers will face off against the Warren Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bellflower comes in on 11 and Warren on three.
Bellflower will head into Wednesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 32-point drubbing they dealt Paramount on Wednesday. Bellflower claimed a resounding 84-52 win over Paramount. With the Buccaneers ahead 48-25 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Warren hadn't done well against Downey recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Warren pulled ahead with a 58-57 photo finish over Downey.
Bellflower better focus on containing Lucas Osuna and King Johnson as the pair were huge in Warren's win. Osuna almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds, while Johnson went 6 of 10 en route to 15 points. The game was Johnson's third in a row with at least ten points. Jorge Mota was another key player, putting up eight points along with five boards and three steals.
Warren smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Downey only pulled down four offensive rebounds.
Warren has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Bellflower, they pushed their record up to 17-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Bellflower didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Warren in their previous meeting two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 47-43 win. Will Bellflower repeat their success, or does Warren have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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