San Pedro is 2-8 against Narbonne since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The San Pedro Pirates are taking a road trip to face off against the Narbonne Gauchos at 6:00 p.m. San Pedro has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 203 points over their last three matchups.
On Wednesday, San Pedro earned a 60-53 victory over Rancho Dominguez. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Lobos are ranked 642nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Narbonne, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They walked away with a 46-36 win over Carson on Friday.
Narbonne's win came from a few key players San Pedro will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Branden Key, who went 6-for-10 en route to 12 points. Cash Stokley was another key player, putting up five points and eight assists.
Narbonne was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Narbonne pushed their record up to 13-14 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points over those games. As for San Pedro, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
San Pedro was able to grind out a solid win over Narbonne when the teams last played back in January, winning 48-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for San Pedro 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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