Garces Memorial hasn't had much luck against San Joaquin Memorial recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Garces Memorial Rams will face off against the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, Garces Memorial was beaten by Centennial 84-56. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 763rd, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 203rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask San Joaquin Memorial). They took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 95-45 victory over Edison. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
San Joaquin Memorial pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.7 points per game. As for Garces Memorial, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-13.
Garces Memorial came up short against San Joaquin Memorial in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 57-44. Can Garces Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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