Having just played yesterday, the Orosi Cardinals will jump right back in to play the Central Valley Christian Cavaliers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Orosi didn't have quite enough to beat Exeter and fell 48-46. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 485th, while the Monarchs are ranked 176th).
Meanwhile, Central Valley Christian played a tough match on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Mission College Prep 65-30. The game marked the Cavaliers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Orosi will need focus on slowing down Caden Lloyd, one of several Central Valley Christian players who made an impact when they last played. He posted eight points and eight rebounds. Lloyd has been hot, having also posted two or more blocks the last eight times he's played. Austin Reed was another key player, putting up four points and five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Central Valley Christian and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Orosi, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 4-3.
Orosi might still be hurting after the 53-27 loss they got from Central Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2019. Can Orosi avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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