The Central Catholic Raiders will square off against the River Valley Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Central Catholic earned a 56-48 win over Sierra. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 305th, while the Timberwolves are ranked 986th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, River Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 64-55 to Placer.
Central Catholic will need to focus on slowing down Gurtaran Sanghu, one of several River Valley players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5-for-11 en route to 12 points. Jai Chohan was another key player, going 5-for-12 on his way to 12 points and eight boards.
Central Catholic's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-11. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.1 points over those games. As for River Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 10-15.
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