A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Analy Tigers take on the Santa Rosa Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... Analy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight defeats, while Santa Rosa will come in with four straight victories.
Analy is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since December 12, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against Montgomery, falling 57-31. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 865th, while the Vikings are ranked 235th).
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa slipped by Windsor 29-28 on Wednesday.
Analy better keep an eye on Arlo Mischke. He was instrumental in Santa Rosa's win, putting up 13 points and eight rebounds. Mischke is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai Callender, who posted seven points and five rebounds.
Santa Rosa pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Analy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Analy came up short against Santa Rosa in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 64-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mischke, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 19 boards. Now that Analy 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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