Buckingham Charter has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Sacramento Country Day Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Buckingham Charter was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 40-39 to the Wolves. While losing is never fun, Buckingham Charter can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1203rd, while the Wolves are ranked 508th).
Meanwhile, Sacramento Country Day's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fourth straight loss. They were dealt a 93-54 defeat at the hands of Valley Christian. Sacramento Country Day has struggled against the Lions recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Buckingham Charter's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Sacramento Country Day, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season.
Buckingham Charter strolled past the Cavaliers in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 60-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Buckingham Charter since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
