The Placer Hillmen will challenge the Del Campo Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Placer has 13 straight wins, Del Campo has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Wednesday, everything came up roses for Placer against River Valley as the team secured an 80-50 victory. The Hillmen have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Del Campo came up short against Twelve Bridges on Wednesday and fell 57-48. 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 752nd, while the Raging Rhinos are ranked 241st).
Placer has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points per game. As for Del Campo, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
Placer strolled past Del Campo when the teams last played on January 7th by a score of 72-54. Will Placer repeat their success, or does Del Campo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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