The Oakmont Vikings will take on the Center Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Oakmont will be strutting in after a win while Center will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Monday, Oakmont made easy work of Wheatland and carried off a 54-29 victory.
Meanwhile, Center lost to Marysville on the road by a 54-35 margin on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 996th, while the Indians are ranked 237th).
Oakmont will need focus on slowing down Reniaya Applin, one of several Center players who made an impact when they last played. She posted six points in addition to five boards and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Laylarae Blake, who went 5 for 10 on her way to 10 points.
Oakmont's win bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Center, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine games, which is still a better percentage than their 5-20 record this season.
Oakmont strolled past Center in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 54-40. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Applin, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Oakmont still be able to contain Applin? There's only one way to find out.
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