The East Nicolaus Spartans and the Yuba City Honkers will face off at 4:00 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'.
East Nicolaus is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 64 points on Thursday, they were much more limited against Lincoln on Friday. They were outmatched by the Fighting Zebras and fell 67-22. 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 981st, while the Fighting Zebras are ranked 385th).
Meanwhile, Yuba City lost to Sutter on the road by a 51-36 margin on Friday. The match marked the Honkers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
East Nicolaus will have to contain Travis Lomeli as he made an impact in Yuba City's last game. He posted eight points and 12 rebounds. Xavier Armstrong was another key player, putting up five points and six rebounds.
East Nicolaus' loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Yuba City, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
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