Upper Lake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a blow against the Middletown Mustangs, falling 79-51. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1157th, while the Mustangs are ranked 458th).
Upper Lake's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Middletown, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Upper Lake will host St. Helena at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Middletown, they are taking a road trip to take on Clear Lake at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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