Gregori and Turlock are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but not for long. The Gregori Jaguars will take on the Turlock Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gregori easily dispatched Modesto on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Gregori fell just short of Pitman by a score of 46-44 on Wednesday. The Jaguars have struggled against the Pride recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Gregori had strong showings from Mason Marsden, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards, and Jayson Powers, who posted 12 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Marsden is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Smith, who earned four points and six boards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Turlock). They blew past Modesto 81-43 on Wednesday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 460th, while the Panthers are ranked 1103rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Turlock is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Gregori, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-5.
Gregori beat Turlock 69-62 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gregori since the team 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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