The Terra Linda Trojans will take on the Piner Prospectors in a tournament on Thursday.
Terra Linda is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Albany just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 55-43 to the Cougars. The contest marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Piner entered their tilt with San Rafael on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They secured a 64-58 W over the Bulldogs. The win was all the more spectacular given the Prospectors' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 177th).
Terra Linda better keep an eye on Apollo Pereira. He was instrumental in Piner's win, dropping a double-double on 22 points and ten boards. The game was Pereira's tenth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brendan Walker, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Piner pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Terra Linda, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.
Terra Linda didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Piner when the teams last played back in November, but they still walked away with a 44-39 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pereira, who went 12 of 18 on his way to 25 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Terra Linda still be able to contain Pereira? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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