Watsonville is 2-8 against Alisal since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Watsonville Wildcatz will host the Alisal Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, Watsonville made easy work of Monterey and carried off a 55-31 victory. Given the Wildcatz's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Dores are ranked 760th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Alisal). They took their match on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 72-23 win over Everett Alvarez. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Alisal's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points over those games. As for Watsonville, their win bumped their record up to 18-5.
Watsonville didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Alisal when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 49-44 victory. Does Watsonville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Alisal turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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