The Summit Shasta Black Bears will head out to square off against the Los Altos Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Summit Shasta has ten straight victories, Los Altos has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Summit Shasta can't be too worried about heading out to take on Los Altos: they just beat University Prep Academy at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Summit Shasta breezed by University Prep Academy to the tune of 77-47 on Thursday. The Black Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 25 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Los Altos played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Palo Alto 65-27. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 757th, while the Vikings are ranked 105th).
Summit Shasta's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.7 points over those games. As for Los Altos, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
Summit Shasta took a serious blow against Los Altos when the teams last played back in December of 2021, falling 69-38. Can Summit Shasta avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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