For the first time this season, Carpinteria will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will head out to face off against the Fillmore Flashes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Carpinteria is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of The Palmdale Aerospace Academy by a score of 55-52 on Saturday. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Fillmore lost to Rio Mesa at home by a 77-58 margin on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Flashes in their meetings with the Spartans: they've now lost eight in a row.
Carpinteria will have to keep a close watch on Brendan Banks-Speed and Octavio Orozco, a pair of players who had a big impact on Fillmore's prior game. Banks-Speed posted 23 points and five steals, while Orozco dropped a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds. The game was Banks-Speed's third in a row with at least 23 points. Another player making a difference was Brendon Palushaj, who had four points.
Carpinteria's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Fillmore, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Carpinteria beat Fillmore 54-45 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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