The Ponderosa Bruins will head out on the road to challenge the Woodcreek Timberwolves at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 91-32, which was the final score in Ponderosa's tilt against Inderkum on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 708th, while the Tigers are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Woodcreek beat Roseville 66-58 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Timberwolves.
Woodcreek's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-5. As for Ponderosa, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season.
Ponderosa ended up a good deal behind Woodcreek in their previous meeting on January 3rd, losing 53-39. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Woodcreek's Max VanLaningham, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards. Now that Ponderosa knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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