The Piedmont Highlanders will head out to take on the Novato Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Piedmont has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 185 points over their last three games.
Last Thursday, Piedmont ended up a good deal behind Alameda and lost 74-60. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Hornets are ranked 153rd).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 84-34, which was the final score in Novato's tilt against Redwood on Friday. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Giants recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Novato's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Piedmont, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season.
Piedmont strolled past Novato when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 65-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Piedmont since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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