The Atwater Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Sierra Pacific Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Atwater sitting on seven straight victories and Sierra Pacific on nine.
Atwater is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took down Valley Christian 58-39.
Meanwhile, Sierra Pacific didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Grant on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 66-61 win. Given the Golden Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Pacers are ranked 158th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Atwater's victory was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 28-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.5 points over those games. As for Sierra Pacific, their win bumped their record up to 24-8.
Atwater suffered a grim 68-44 defeat to Sierra Pacific in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Can Atwater avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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