The Rio Linda Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Half Moon Bay Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rio Linda is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 34-33 victory over Marysville. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Meanwhile, Half Moon Bay won against St. Patrick-St. Vincent on Tuesday with 52 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Half Moon Bay managed a 52-47 win over West Campus. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Warriors are ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rio Linda's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 29-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points over those games. As for Half Moon Bay, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
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