The Roosevelt Mustangs will head out to challenge the King Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
King will be up against a hot Roosevelt team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Roosevelt really took it to Norco for the full four quarters, racking up a 74-16 victory. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, King didn't have too much trouble with Rancho Buena Vista on Saturday as they won 69-51. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Longhorns are ranked 165th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
King has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points per game. As for Roosevelt, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-8.
Roosevelt ended up a good deal behind King when the teams last played on January 9th, losing 60-41. Can Roosevelt avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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