The Pacific Pirates and the San Gorgonio Spartans will face off at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pacific's tournament run continued when they took on Redlands on Friday. Pacific lost 66-46 to Redlands. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Terriers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
| 12/27/24 vs Redlands | 16 |
| 12/26/24 vs Hillcrest | 12 |
| 12/17/24 @ Entrepreneur | 14 |
| 12/12/24 @ Redlands | 16 |
| 12/10/24 vs Rubidoux | 12 |
Despite the defeat, Pacific got top-tier performance from Maurice Fitzgerald, who shot 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 30 points and 16 boards. Fitzgerald is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down 11 or more in the last 11 games he's played. Francisco Garcia was another key player, putting up 14 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, San Gorgonio didn't have quite enough to beat Jurupa Valley on Friday and fell 52-49. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pacific's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for San Gorgonio, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Pacific lost to San Gorgonio on the road by a decisive 66-50 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Pacific avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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