Lassen is 0-10 against University Prep since January of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The Lassen Grizzlies are taking a road trip to take on the University Prep Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Lassen and Anderson faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Tuesday. Lassen walked away with a 65-55 victory over Anderson.
Meanwhile, University Prep had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Miners by a score of 74-65. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Miners are ranked 872nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
University Prep has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Lassen, their win bumped their record up to 5-19.
Lassen ended up a good deal behind University Prep when the teams last played back in January, losing 77-63. Can Lassen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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