The Swett Warriors will face off against the El Cerrito Gauchos at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Swett is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 58-57 win over De Anza.
Meanwhile, El Cerrito came tearing into Thursday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Titans with points to spare, taking the game 58-41. Given the Gauchos' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 461st, while the Titans are ranked 966th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
El Cerrito's win came from a few key players Swett will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Omolade Olateju, who posted 19 points. Another player making a difference was Cannon Jenkins, who had 17 points.
El Cerrito's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.6 points over those games. As for Swett, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Swett couldn't quite finish off El Cerrito in their previous meeting on Friday and fell 73-70. Can Swett avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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