The Garces Memorial Rams will face off against the Independence Falcons at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Garces Memorial has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 27.
Garces Memorial is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Frontier on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Garces Memorial was dealt a 70-30 defeat at the hands of Frontier. The Rams were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-10.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Independence). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Highland 55-26. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 445th, while the Scots are ranked 934th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Independence is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Garces Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Garces Memorial was able to grind out a solid victory over Independence in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, winning 52-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Garces Memorial 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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