The Gunderson Grizzlies will head out to challenge the Pioneer Mustangs at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Gunderson is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Hill on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Gunderson came up short against Hill, falling 37-15. The Grizzlies haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Pioneer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 62-50 to Christopher. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 524th, while the Cougars are ranked 201st).
Pioneer now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Gunderson, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Gunderson beat Pioneer 35-22 in their previous meeting back in January of 2020. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gunderson since the squad 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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