The Casa Roble Rams and the Oakmont Vikings will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Casa Roble's tournament run continued when they took on Elk Grove on Thursday. Casa Roble enjoyed a cozy 42-28 victory over Elk Grove.
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Casa Roble's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lily Benevent, who posted ten points and eight rebounds. Benevent has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Bailey Maloney, who put up eight points.
Casa Roble smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Oakmont waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 40-31 victory over the Wolves. While the Vikings didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Oakmont has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Casa Roble, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Casa Roble came up short against Oakmont when the teams last played on Tuesday, falling 61-51. Can Casa Roble avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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