The Beverly Hills Normans will take on the Santa Monica Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Santa Monica took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Beverly Hills, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Beverly Hills turned things around against Hawthorne on Tuesday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 72-33 victory over the Cougars. That looming 72-33 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Normans yet this season.
Meanwhile, Santa Monica ended up a good deal behind Leuzinger on Wednesday and lost 52-37. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Olympians are ranked 87th).
The win got Beverly Hills back to even at 10-10. As for Santa Monica, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season.
Beverly Hills and Santa Monica were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, but Beverly Hills came up empty-handed after a 50-49 loss. Can Beverly Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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