Hoover hasn't had much luck against Bullard recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Hoover Patriots are taking a road trip to take on the Bullard Knights at 6:30 p.m. Hoover is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.6 points per game this season.
Hoover is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They lost 56-33 to San Joaquin Memorial. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 375th, while the Panthers are ranked 44th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Evan Valentine, who posted seven points. Pamir Olivier was another key player, putting up seven points.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Bullard beat Sunnyside 69-65 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Bullard has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points per game. As for Hoover, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Hoover might still be hurting after the 100-80 loss they got from Bullard in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Hoover avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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