The Portola Tigers will square off against the Durham Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Portola is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Portola faced off against Maxwell on Thursday. Portola breezed past Maxwell to the tune of 62-25. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Durham beat Willows 58-48 on Friday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 341st, while the Honkers are ranked 872nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Portola better focus on containing Kyleigh Flux and Ava Bunch as the pair were huge in Durham's win. Flux went 7-for-14 en route to 17 points, while Bunch went 5-for-11 to rack up 16 points. Another player making a difference was Karla Rangel, who posted seven points and six boards.
Portola pushed their record up to 18-10 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26 points. As for Durham, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Portola strolled past Durham in their previous meeting back in February of 2020 by a score of 43-28. Does Portola have another victory up their sleeve, or will Durham turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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