Oakdale hasn't had much luck against Central Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Oakdale Mustangs will host the Central Catholic Raiders at 7:30 p.m.
Oakdale is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Wednesday. They took a 50-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Manteca.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 67-52 victory over the Tigers. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 349th, while the Tigers are ranked 765th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Central Catholic's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-10. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for Oakdale, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Oakdale came up short against Central Catholic in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 58-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central Catholic's Jordan Magana, who went 10 for 19 en route to 30 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Now that Oakdale 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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