Basketball Game Preview: Trinity Wolves vs. Weed Cougars

Trinity is 2-8 against Weed since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Trinity Wolves will head out on the road to challenge the Weed Cougars at 8:30 p.m. Trinity is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.5 points per game this season.

Trinity is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Wednesday. They received a blow as they fell 65-48 to Mt. Shasta.

Despite the loss, Trinity got top-tier performance from Ryker Robles, who went 10 of 14 on his way to 22 points and eight rebounds. Those 22 points gave Robles a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Wesley Dresselhaus, who went 6 for 15 en route to 12 points and eight boards.

Meanwhile, Weed came tearing into last Tuesday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 67-40 win over the Lions. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 377th, while the Lions are ranked 1125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Trinity better keep an eye on Jaxon King. He was instrumental in Weed's win, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. Maddox Mize was another key player, putting up nine points in addition to five boards and three steals.

Weed has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.9 points per game. As for Trinity, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-12.

Trinity came up short against Weed when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 72-59. Can Trinity avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.