The Buchanan Bears will head out to face off against the Clovis Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Buchanan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 89-48 win over Roosevelt. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 28 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Clovis took their matchup last Thursday with ease, bagging a 59-30 victory over Bullard. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Knights are ranked 159th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win (which was Buchanan's third in a row) raised their record to 11-8. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Clovis, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-3.
Buchanan came up short against Clovis in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 58-53. Can Buchanan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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