The Lompoc Braves are taking a road trip to square off against the Templeton Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Lompoc has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
While Lompoc didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Nipomo on Saturday as Lompoc made off with a 65-45 victory. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 482nd, while the Titans are ranked 1208th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Templeton). They walked away with a 63-55 win over Taft on Thursday.
Templeton's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Lompoc, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Lompoc suffered a grim 74-54 defeat to Templeton when the teams last played back in January. Can Lompoc avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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