The Granite Bay Grizzlies will take on the Del Oro Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Granite Bay is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since December 6, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Whitney by a score of 76-73. The Grizzlies have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Del Oro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 64-48 to Oak Ridge. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 365th, while the Trojans are ranked 115th).
Granite Bay's loss dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Del Oro, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Granite Bay came up short against Del Oro in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 76-72. Thankfully for Granite Bay, Caden Pinnick (who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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