The Arroyo Grande Eagles will take on the Selma Bears in a tournament on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Arroyo Grande has four straight victories, Selma has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Arroyo Grande will head into Monday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 23) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. It was close, but they ultimately received the gift of a 49-46 win from a begrudging Eagles squad. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted since December 7, 2023.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 34-34 at halftime, Selma was not quite Hanford's equal in the second half last Tuesday. They lost to the Bullpups on the road by a 80-64 margin. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1041st, while the Bullpups are ranked 240th).
Selma's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Arroyo Grande, their win bumped their record up to 5-8.
Arroyo Grande strolled past Selma in their previous matchup back in December of 2015 by a score of 61-42. Will Arroyo Grande repeat their success, or does Selma have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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