The Mira Loma Matadors will venture away from home to face off against the Lincoln Fighting Zebras at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Wednesday, Mira Loma was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 52-48 to Colfax. The Matadors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Lincoln waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They breezed by the Vikings to the tune of 76-44. The Fighting Zebras have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 21 points or more this season.
Lincoln pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.6 points per game. As for Mira Loma, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Mira Loma suffered a grim 54-28 defeat to Lincoln in their previous meeting on January 10th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lincoln's Michael Neely, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 18 points and three steals. Now that Mira Loma knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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