San Gabriel is 2-8 against Alhambra since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The San Gabriel Matadors will face off against the Alhambra Moors at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, San Gabriel came up short against Mark Keppel and fell 54-42. While losing is never fun, the Matadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 714th, while the Aztecs are ranked 272nd).
Meanwhile, Alhambra was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 65-61 to Schurr. The Moors haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Alhambra's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 10-10. As for San Gabriel, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-7.
San Gabriel didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Alhambra in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 58-54 victory. Will San Gabriel repeat their success, or does Alhambra have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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