Gardena and Narbonne are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Gardena Panthers will welcome the Narbonne Gauchos at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gardena took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They escaped with a win against San Pedro by the margin of a single free throw, 51-50. The win was all the more spectacular given the Panthers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 615th, while the Pirates are ranked 304th).
Meanwhile, Narbonne strolled past Banning with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 48-34. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gauchos.
Narbonne has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.4 points per game. As for Gardena, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-12.
Things could have been worse for Gardena, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 53-37 loss to Narbonne in their previous meeting on Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Narbonne's Cash Stokley, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 12 boards. Now that Gardena knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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