East Nicolaus is 2-8 against Durham since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The East Nicolaus Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Durham Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Nicolaus took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 53-40 win over Pierce.
Meanwhile, Durham had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They breezed by the Honkers to the tune of 68-19. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 341st, while the Honkers are ranked 1393rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Nicolaus has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for Durham, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
East Nicolaus opened the new year with a less-than-successful 45-37 defeat to Durham. Will East Nicolaus have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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