Having just played yesterday, the Eureka Loggers will head out on the road to face off against the Ukiah Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Eureka will be strutting in after a win while Ukiah will be coming in after a defeat.
On Friday, Eureka sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 60-57 victory over Fortuna. Given the Loggers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Huskies are ranked 665th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Ukiah duked it out withRancho Cotate on Friday. Ukiah received a blow as they fell 74-57 to Rancho Cotate.
Eureka pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.6 points per game. As for Ukiah, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-15.
Eureka came up short against Ukiah in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 61-55. Can Eureka avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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