The Garey Vikings and the Baldwin Park Braves will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Garey will head into Thursday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 23-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Nogales out 37-34.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Baldwin Park ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Azusa, sneaking past 46-43. The win was some much needed relief for the Braves as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Garey better keep an eye on Rafael Godinez. He was instrumental in Baldwin Park's win, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 rebounds gave Godinez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Randle Tebo, who posted two points and 18 rebounds.
Baldwin Park smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Baldwin Park now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Garey, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
Garey was dealt a bruising 63-33 loss at the hands of Baldwin Park in their previous matchup back in December of 2019. Thankfully for Garey, Anthony Sanchez (who had 26 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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