Sutter and Gridley are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Sutter Huskies will jump right back in to play the Gridley Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sutter's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games.
Sutter's tournament run continued when they took on Pierce on Thursday. Everything went Sutter's way against Pierce as Sutter made off with a 61-36 victory. The Huskies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, after only 28 points in their last matchup, Gridley made sure to put some points up on the board against Williams on Thursday. Gridley blew past Williams 60-33. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 1215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sutter is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Gridley, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-3.
Sutter barely slipped by Gridley in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 48-47. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Gridley's Aaron Kullar, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 16 boards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Sutter to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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