The San Carlos Braves just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Horizon Honors Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
San Carlos is headed into Friday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 57-54 heartbreaker at the hands of Gilbert Classical Academy.
Meanwhile, Horizon Honors unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell to Benjamin Franklin 48-43. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Chargers are ranked 45th).
San Carlos will need focus on slowing down Max Gerelick, one of several Horizon Honors players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 for 13 on his way to 14 points and three steals. Gerelick has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Sean Segal was another key player, putting up eight points and 13 rebounds.
Horizon Honors' defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for San Carlos, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-7.
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