The Salesian Mustangs and the Cleveland Cavaliers will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Salesian's tournament run continued when they took on Chino on Thursday. Salesian escaped with a win against Chino by the margin of a single free throw, 72-71. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 364th, while the Cowboys are ranked 752nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cleveland had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They ended the year with a bang, routing the Lobos 59-39. The Cavaliers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Cleveland pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.7 points per game. As for Salesian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Salesian didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Cleveland in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, but they still walked away with a 61-55 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salesian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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