After both having extra time off, the Santiago Cavaliers and the Estancia Eagles will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Santiago's offense hasn't had much luck over their past nine matches, but Thursday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Santiago is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against La Quinta last Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Santiago took a blow against La Quinta, falling 54-12. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1211th, while the Aztecs are ranked 496th).
Meanwhile, Estancia was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 57-34 to Loara.
Santiago's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Estancia, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Santiago was taken down by Estancia 65-12 when the teams last played back in November. Can Santiago avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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