St. Lucy is 0-10 against Etiwanda since January of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The St. Lucy's Regents will take on the Etiwanda Eagles at 4:45 p.m.
St. Lucy's is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They were beaten by Rancho Cucamonga 79-19. While losing is never fun, the Regents can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 845th, while the Cougars are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, Etiwanda had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.4 points) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Grizzlies 78-42. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eagles had established a 29 point advantage.
Etiwanda pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.8 points per game. As for St. Lucy's, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
St. Lucy's was taken down by Etiwanda 86-30 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Thankfully for St. Lucy's, Kennedy Smith (who went 6 for 8 en route to 12 points along with six boards and three blocks) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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