The Poly Parrots will head out to face off against the Grant Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 58-10, which was the final score in Poly's tilt against Arleta on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Parrots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 970th, while the Mustangs are ranked 367th).
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Grant's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 34-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of Arleta.
Poly's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Grant, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 13-5.
Poly was dealt a bruising 64-8 defeat at the hands of Grant in their previous meeting back in December of 2025. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Parrots were down 34-6.
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