The Benicia Panthers will challenge the Armijo Royals at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Benicia is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Clayton Valley Charter on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Benicia came up short against Clayton Valley Charter, falling 71-46. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 361st, while the Ugly Eagles are ranked 57th).
Armijo hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 53-48 W against Florin.
Benicia has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-9 record this season. As for Armijo, their win bumped their record up to 6-11.
Everything came up roses for Benicia against Armijo in their previous meeting back in December of 2019, as the squad secured a 54-5 victory. In that contest, Benicia amassed a halftime lead of 31-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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