The Sage Creek Bobcats will head out to square off against the San Diego Cavers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sage Creek's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matches.
Sage Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took down Vista 61-47. The victory continues a trend for the Bobcats in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, San Diego had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 52-48 W against the Falcons. Given the Cavers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Falcons are ranked 482nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
San Diego's win came from a few key players Sage Creek will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Treyshawn Degrate, who went 6-for-12 en route to 16 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chianu Masters, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 12 points and five boards.
Sage Creek pushed their record up to 20-8 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points over those games. As for San Diego, their record is now 24-5.
Sage Creek lost to San Diego on the road by a decisive 81-66 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Can Sage Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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