The Mt. Shasta Bears will take on the Modoc Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mt. Shasta is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Fall River on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mt. Shasta lost 62-40 to Fall River. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 938th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 466th).
Modoc has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 47-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Weed on Saturday.
Mt. Shasta will have to keep a close watch on Katie Erquiaga and Jordyn Sandage, a pair of players who had a big impact on Modoc's prior game. Erquiaga almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards, while Sandage posted ten points and five steals. Erquiaga has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Another player making a difference was Aubree Knighton, who had seven points and five rebounds.
Mt. Shasta has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 15 of their last 16 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-19 record this season. As for Modoc, their loss dropped their record down to 17-8.
Mt. Shasta took a serious blow against Modoc in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 51-19. Will Mt. Shasta have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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