Chico is 0-10 against Era since January of 2020 but things could change on Tuesday. The Chico Dragons will challenge the Era Hornets at 6:45 p.m.
Chico fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Slidell on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 52-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Greyhounds. The Dragons just can't catch a break and have now endured six defeats in a row.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Era's strategy against Alvord on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Era blew Alvord out of the water with a 59-20 final score. The Hornets pushed the score to 43-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had little chance of recovering from.
Chico better keep an eye on Hope Pearman. She was instrumental in Era's win, going 7 for 14 on her way to 20 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. The dominant performance gave Pearman a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristan Bowles, who posted nine points along with six rebounds and three steals.
The victory made it two in a row for Era and bumps their season record up to 12-14. As for Chico, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
Chico opened the new year with a less-than-successful 37-24 defeat to Era. Can Chico avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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