The Littlerock Lobos will head out to face off against the Eastside Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastside took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Littlerock, who comes in off a win.
Littlerock took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They secured a 49-45 W over Quartz Hill.
Meanwhile, Eastside entered their game against Knight on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Eastside fell just short of Knight by a score of 48-46. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 541st, while the Hawks are ranked 209th).
Littlerock pushed their record up to 15-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points per game. As for Eastside, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-9.
Littlerock didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Eastside when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 53-48 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Littlerock since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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