The East Union Lancers will venture away from home to square off against the Sierra Timberwolves at 7:30 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 game.
Last Wednesday, East Union lost to Manteca on the road by a 58-42 margin. The Lancers were down 48-27 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Sierra was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 62-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Central Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 973rd, while the Raiders are ranked 408th).
Sierra's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for East Union, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season.
East Union came up short against Sierra in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 54-46. Can East Union avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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