Two dominant  centers in  Lila Harper and  Amiyah Murry are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Weston Ranch Cougars just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Wood Wildcats  at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Weston Ranch is headed into the  game out to prove that what happened against Calaveras  on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Weston Ranch lost  58-32 to Calaveras. 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 1004th, while the Red Hawks are ranked 439th).
Meanwhile, Wood was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap  on Tuesday as they fell  40-35 to Vintage. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Weston Ranch will need focus on slowing down  Mikyah Dixon, one of several Wood players who made an impact when they last played. She  posted six  points in addition to nine  boards and five  steals. That's the most  steals  Dixon has posted since back in January. Another player making a difference was  Murry, who  had ten points in addition to six  boards and four  steals.
 Even though they lost, Wood  smashed the offensive glass and  finished the game with 13  offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now  pulled down at least eight  offensive rebounds in three consecutive  contests.
 Wood now  has a losing record at 5-6. As for Weston Ranch, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the  defeat, which was their fifth straight  on the road dating back to last season.
 Weston Ranch came up short against Wood in their previous meeting  on Friday, falling  34-22. Can Weston Ranch avenge their  loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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