The Gardena Panthers will face off against the San Pedro Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gardena is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Narbonne just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a hard 53-37 fall against the Gauchos.
Meanwhile, San Pedro had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They managed a 49-43 victory over the Lobos. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Lobos are ranked 767th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
San Pedro pushed their record up to 15-8 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Gardena, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Gardena came up short against San Pedro when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 67-62. Will Gardena have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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