The Sierra Timberwolves will head out on the road to challenge the Mountain House Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Sierra has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Mountain House will arrive with 11 straight wins.
Sierra lost 59-38 to East Union on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Lancers are ranked 158th).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Mountain House's strategy against Edison on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Mountain House blew Edison out of the water with a 62-28 final score. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Mountain House pushed their record up to 19-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points per game. As for Sierra, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-11.
Things could have been worse for Sierra, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 55-38 loss to Mountain House in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Can Sierra avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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