A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cardinals face off against the Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Corning and 13 for Live Oak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 53-16, which was the final score in Corning's tilt against Las Plumas on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1083rd, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 416th).
Meanwhile, Live Oak came up short against Oroville on Tuesday and fell 48-36.
Corning will need to focus on slowing down Maneet Dosanja, one of several Live Oak players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 12 points. Those 12 points gave Dosanja a new career-high. Rhyen Bidasha was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Live Oak's loss dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Corning, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-18.
Corning didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Live Oak in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 37-31 win. Does Corning have another victory up their sleeve, or will Live Oak turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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