The Magnolia Sentinels will square off against the Saddleback Roadrunners at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Magnolia is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 55 points last Tuesday, they were much more limited against La Quinta on Tuesday. They took a hard 48-29 fall against the Aztecs. The Sentinels have struggled against the Aztecs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Saddleback suffered their biggest loss since December 19, 2023 on Thursday. They were dealt a 74-35 defeat at the hands of Servite. While losing is never fun, the Roadrunners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1077th, while the Friars are ranked 203rd).
Saddleback's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Magnolia, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.
Magnolia was dealt a bruising 72-34 loss at the hands of Saddleback in their previous matchup on January 14th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Saddleback's Christopher Trotter, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 34 points and seven boards. Now that Magnolia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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