Piner has won four straight games at home, while Rancho Cotate has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Piner Prospectors will welcome the Rancho Cotate Cougars at 7:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
On Wednesday, Piner made easy work of Healdsburg and carried off a 61-41 victory. Given the Prospectors' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 929th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Rancho Cotate's way against St. Vincent de Paul on Wednesday as Rancho Cotate made off with a 62-42 win. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 20 points or more this season.
Rancho Cotate had a senior duo take command as Adam Pengel went 7 of 15 on his way to 20 points and Decimus Shaw went 6 for 12 en route to 14 points and four steals. Pengel's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Luke Morie, who posted four points and six rebounds.
Rancho Cotate smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Piner is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Rancho Cotate, their victory bumped their record up to 16-2.
Piner came up short against Rancho Cotate when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 56-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rancho Cotate's Izayah Rush, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten boards. Now that Piner knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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