The Mira Loma Matadors will venture away from home to challenge the Bear River Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Mira Loma is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Mira Loma came up short against Lincoln and fell 63-51. While losing is never fun, the Matadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 719th, while the Fighting Zebras are ranked 298th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bear River, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 60-59 victory over Center.
Bear River's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-12. As for Mira Loma, they now also have a losing record at 11-12.
Mira Loma skirted past Bear River 53-50 in their previous matchup back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bear River's Dylan Donley, who went 14 of 23 on his way to 32 points and five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mira Loma still be able to contain Donley? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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