Wooster won the last time they faced Portola and things went their way on Friday too. In a tight game that could have gone either way, the Wooster Colts made off with a 61-60 win over the Portola Tigers. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 92nd in Nevada, while the Tigers are ranked 633rd in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Portola still got an impressive performance from Connor Sheridan, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 17 boards. Sheridan is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last 41 games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Magnus Berg, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 20 points.
Wooster's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-11. As for Portola, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-4.
Wooster will head out to challenge Hug at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hug will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Wooster surely won't give up without a fight. As for Portola, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Oroville at 6:30 p.m. Oroville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.9 points per game this season.
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