Artesia and Cerritos are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Artesia Pioneers will head out to challenge the Cerritos Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Artesia comes in on three and Cerritos on four.
On Saturday, Artesia didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Loyola, but they still walked away with a 62-57 win. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Pioneers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 412th, while the Cubs are ranked 91st).
Pioneer typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Cerritos proved too difficult a challenge. They took down the Titans 66-51.
Artesia's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.1 points per game. As for Cerritos, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-13 record this season.
Artesia didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Cerritos when the teams last played two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 56-51 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Artesia 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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