The California Military Institute Rough Riders will head out on the road to take on the Nuview Bridge Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. California Military Institute will be strutting in after a win while Nuview Bridge will be coming in after a loss.
California Military Institute took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 41-31 victory over San Jacinto Leadership Academy. The win was all the more spectacular given the Rough Riders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 997th, while the Lions are ranked 463rd).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 78-21, which was the final score in Nuview Bridge's tilt against Desert Christian Academy on Thursday. The Knights have struggled against the Conquerors recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Nuview Bridge's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for California Military Institute, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Everything went California Military Institute's way against Nuview Bridge when the teams last played back in January, as California Military Institute made off with a 53-30 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for California Military Institute 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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