The South Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Tehachapi Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
It was a classic North v. South duel when South duked it out withNorth on Friday. South was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 44-43 to North. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 371st, while the Stars are ranked 168th).
Meanwhile, Tehachapi got the win against Golden Valley on Friday by a conclusive 62-41. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Warriors have posted against the Bulldogs since January 11, 2019.
Tehachapi has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.2 points per game. As for South, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 11-9 record.
South was able to grind out a solid win over Tehachapi in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 64-52. Will South repeat their success, or does Tehachapi have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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