The Tulelake Honkers and the Portola Tigers will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
As a matter of fact, Tulelake put up the most points they have all season on Thursday. They blew past Fall River 87-64. While the Honkers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Portola was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 67-62 heartbreaker at the hands of Modoc. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (60), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Tulelake is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points over those games. As for Portola, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Tulelake was taken down by Portola 74-36 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can the Honkers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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