The Brea Olinda Wildcats will be taking part in a tournament against the Whittier Christian Heralds at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Brea Olinda will head into Tuesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a two-point defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against La Quinta on Tuesday. Everything went Brea Olinda's way against La Quinta as Brea Olinda made off with a 65-43 win.
Logan Severson and Cashus Smith were among the main playmakers for Brea Olinda as the former posted 16 points plus six rebounds and the latter posted eight points plus six rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Steven Tyson, who scored four points.
Brea Olinda smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Whittier Christian). They put the hurt on Montclair with a sharp 69-46 victory on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Heralds have posted since December 22, 2023.
The victory got Brea Olinda back to even at 2-2. As for Whittier Christian, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Brea Olinda was able to grind out a solid victory over Whittier Christian when the teams last played back in January of 2020, winning 57-44. Will Brea Olinda repeat their success, or does Whittier Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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