Upland is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Rancho Cucamonga is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Upland Highlanders/Scots will host the Rancho Cucamonga Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but likely not for long.
Upland will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 23-point drubbing they dealt Chaffey on Friday. Upland blew past Chaffey 41-18.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Rancho Cucamonga ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They secured a 62-56 W over Oak Hills. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 340th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rancho Cucamonga's victory bumped their record up to 16-2. As for Upland, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Upland suffered a grim 52-31 defeat to Rancho Cucamonga in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Upland was down 30-10.
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