Having just played yesterday, the Santa Paula Cardinals will jump right back in to play the Kerman Lions at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Santa Paula's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Santa Paula easily dispatched Bishop Diego on Monday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Santa Paula fell just short of Sanger by a score of 65-63 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 414th, while the Apaches are ranked 147th).
Meanwhile, Kerman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 77-62 to Corcoran.
Santa Paula will have to contain Daniel Bibioff as he made an impact in Kerman's last game. He went 11 for 25 on his way to 35 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. That was a full 56.5% of Kerman's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Von Bibioff, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards.
Kerman's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Santa Paula, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
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