Banning is 1-9 against San Pedro since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Banning Pilots will welcome the San Pedro Pirates at 4:30 p.m. Banning will be strutting in after a win while San Pedro will be coming in after a defeat.
On Wednesday, Banning beat Gardena 42-35. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pilots.
Meanwhile, San Pedro played a tough game on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 57-36 to Carson. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Banning will have to contain Naomi Eneiko as she made an impact in San Pedro's last game. She posted nine points. Eneiko is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for four straight games.
Banning's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-8. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.4 points per game. As for San Pedro, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Banning didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against San Pedro when the teams last played two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 50-45 win. Will Banning repeat their success, or does San Pedro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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