Having just played yesterday, the Saddleback Roadrunners will head out on the road to face off against the Magnolia Sentinels at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Saddleback will head into Thursday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 74-35 loss at the hands of Servite. While losing is never fun, the Roadrunners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1077th, while the Friars are ranked 203rd).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 55 points the game before, Magnolia was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They took a 48-29 bruising from La Quinta. The Sentinels have struggled against the Aztecs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Saddleback's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Magnolia, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.
Everything came up roses for Saddleback against Magnolia in their previous matchup on January 14th, as the team secured a 72-34 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saddleback since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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