The Santa Fe Christian Eagles will head out to square off against the La Jolla Country Day Torreys at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Santa Fe Christian is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Francis Parker just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a hard 57-42 fall against the Lancers. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, La Jolla Country Day entered their tilt with Bishop's on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 61-53 victory over the Knights. Given the Torreys' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Knights are ranked 301st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
La Jolla Country Day is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.6 points per game. As for Santa Fe Christian, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 19-5.
Santa Fe Christian skirted past La Jolla Country Day 58-56 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Fe Christian since the squad 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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