Santa Rosa is 2-8 against Piner since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Santa Rosa Panthers will face off against the Piner Prospectors at 6:00 p.m. Piner took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Santa Rosa, who comes in off a win.
Santa Rosa saw some tournament action on Saturday. They snuck past College Park with a 68-64 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Santa Rosa to victory, but perhaps none more so than Weston Mohr, who posted 23 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Arlo Mischke, who earned 19 points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Piner suffered their biggest defeat since January 11th on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 75-47 loss at the hands of Maria Carrillo. The Prospectors have struggled against the Pumas recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Santa Rosa will have to contain Apollo Pereira as he made an impact in Piner's last game. He put up 18 points. That was a full 38.3% of Piner's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brendan Walker, who posted eight points and eight rebounds.
Santa Rosa is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Piner, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Santa Rosa has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Piner struggles in that department as they've been averaging 37.3 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Santa Rosa took a serious blow against Piner in their previous meeting back in January, falling 66-39. Can Santa Rosa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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