The Mammoth Huskies will head out on the road to take on the Boron Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mammoth is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Mammoth is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Bishop Union on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Huskies lost 51-31 to the Broncos. The Huskies were down 40-20 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite their loss, Mammoth saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Elias Ericson, who posted 11 points, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Micah Painter, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 78-44, which was the final score in Boron's tilt against Kern Valley on Friday.
Mammoth's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Boron, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Mammoth came out on top in a nail-biter against Boron in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 38-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Huskies since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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