The Casa Grande Gauchos will challenge the Justin-Siena Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Casa Grande is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 71-41 victory over Petaluma. Given the Gauchos' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 488th, while the Trojans are ranked 1190th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Justin-Siena was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 63-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Napa. That's two games in a row now that the Braves have lost by exactly seven points.
Casa Grande has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Justin-Siena, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Casa Grande strolled past Justin-Siena in their previous matchup on January 8th by a score of 61-42. Will Casa Grande repeat their success, or does Justin-Siena have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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