The St. Helena Saints will head out to challenge the Upper Lake Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Helena has three straight victories, Upper Lake has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
St. Helena will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 32-point drubbing they dealt Fort Bragg on Friday. St. Helena claimed a resounding 69-37 win over Fort Bragg. The Saints have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Upper Lake played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 79-51 defeat at the hands of Middletown. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1157th, while the Mustangs are ranked 458th).
Upper Lake's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for St. Helena, their victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Everything came up roses for St. Helena against Upper Lake in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 75-44 win. Will St. Helena repeat their success, or does Upper Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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