The Foothill Mustangs and the El Camino Eagles will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Foothill opened the new year with a less-than-successful 80-68 loss to West Park. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
| 01/03/25 vs West Park | 20 |
| 12/30/24 @ Dixon | 27 |
| 12/28/24 @ Las Plumas | 20 |
| 12/27/24 @ Pioneer | 22 |
| 12/21/24 vs Ponderosa | 19 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Tomari Harris, who posted 20 points. The matchup was his fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kelton Johnson, who had 14 points.
Meanwhile, El Camino took a blow against Natomas on Friday, falling 68-33. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 983rd, while the Nighthawks are ranked 270th).
El Camino's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Foothill, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Foothill didn't have too much breathing room in their game against El Camino in their previous matchup back in December of 2016, but they still walked away with a 56-50 victory. Will Foothill repeat their success, or does El Camino have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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