The La Habra Highlanders and the King Wolves will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (La Habra has ten straight victories, King has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Friday, La Habra made easy work of Sonora and carried off a 70-45 win. The Highlanders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, King suffered their biggest defeat since January 26th on Friday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Norte Vista an easy 76-54 victory. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 588th, while the Braves are ranked 226th).
La Habra's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.1 points per game. As for King, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Everything went La Habra's way against King when the teams last played back in November of 2018, as La Habra made off with a 63-38 victory. Does La Habra have another victory up their sleeve, or will King turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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