Roseland University Prep is 2-7 against Piner since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Roseland University Prep Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Piner Prospectors at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Roseland University Prep came up short against Elsie Allen and fell 45-37. While losing is never fun, Roseland University Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 946th, while Elsie Allen is ranked 444th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-24, which was the final score in Piner's tilt against Sonoma Valley on Wednesday.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Briana Sanchez , who scored nine points. Another player making a difference was Julia Almaraz , who scored six points.
Roseland University Prep bumped their record down to 4-8 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 26.7 points per game. As for Piner, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Roseland University Prep didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Piner in their previous meeting last Thursday, but they still walked away with a 45-39 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Piner's Betzie Hernandez , who scored 19 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Roseland University Prep still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
