The Sheldon Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Laguna Creek Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sheldon has 13 straight victories, Laguna Creek has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
If Sheldon beats Laguna Creek with 69 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Sheldon beat Elk Grove on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 69-61. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Thundering Herd are ranked 217th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Laguna Creek played a tough match on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 87-64 to Franklin. The Cardinals were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-21.
Sheldon pushed their record up to 19-9 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.8 points over those games. As for Laguna Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-20.
Sheldon was able to grind out a solid victory over Laguna Creek in their previous meeting back in January, winning 64-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sheldon since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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