The Garden Grove Argonauts will head out on the road to take on the Segerstrom Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Garden Grove is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Garden Grove suffered their biggest defeat since December 18, 2023 on Friday. Their rough 68-47 defeat to Westminster might stick with them for a while. Garden Grove has not had much luck with Westminster recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Segerstrom came up short against Godinez Fundamental on Friday and fell 56-48. While losing is never fun, Segerstrom can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 900th, while Godinez Fundamental is ranked 401st).
Garden Grove bumped their record down to 8-16 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. That rough patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points per game. As for Segerstrom, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season.
Garden Grove opened the new year with a less-than-successful 69-56 defeat to Segerstrom. Can Garden Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.