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| 01/24/24 - Home | 56-61 L |
| 12/13/23 - Home | 59-57 W |
| 01/24/23 - Away | 71-60 W |
| 12/13/22 - Away | 52-46 W |
| 02/10/22 - Home | 58-33 W |
| + 5 more games |
El Cerrito is 9-1 against Hercules since February of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The El Cerrito Gauchos will head out to take on the Hercules Titans at 7:00 p.m. El Cerrito will be strutting in after a win while Hercules will be coming in after a loss.
Last Wednesday, El Cerrito took their game with ease, bagging a 72-38 victory over Kennedy. Given the Gauchos' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 502nd, while the Eagles are ranked 1089th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hercules was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 52-50 heartbreaker at the hands of De Anza. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Titans have suffered since December 13, 2023.
El Cerrito will need focus on slowing down Sahib Sahota, one of several Hercules players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 11 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Nihei, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points.
El Cerrito has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points per game. As for Hercules, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
El Cerrito came up short against Hercules when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 61-56. Can El Cerrito avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
