The Orestimba Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the Patterson Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Orestimba has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since the fourth.
Orestimba is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Escalon on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Orestimba took a blow against Escalon, falling 65-38. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1066th, while the Cougars are ranked 513th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Patterson on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 57-38 win over Sierra. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Patterson's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-13. As for Orestimba, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
Orestimba was taken down by Patterson 74-32 in their previous meeting back in December of 2015. Thankfully for Orestimba, Mark Mfoud (who made all 9 shots he took to post 19 points and five boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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