Carson is 2-8 against Narbonne since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Carson Colts will venture away from home to face off against the Narbonne Gauchos at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Wednesday, Carson came up short against San Pedro and fell 69-57. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 944th, while the Pirates are ranked 335th).
Meanwhile, Narbonne also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Rancho Dominguez by a score of 63-55. Even though they lost, the Gauchos' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Carson will need focus on slowing down Jairden Amadie, one of several Narbonne players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points and five boards. Amadie continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Eleby, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 14 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Carson and nudges their season record down to 5-15. As for Narbonne, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-14.
Carson came up short against Narbonne in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 52-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Narbonne's Quamare Meadows, who went 7 for 10 en route to 19 points and four steals. Now that Carson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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