The Piedmont Hills Pirates will face off against the Leigh Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Saturday, Piedmont Hills was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 58-54 to Alisal. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 581st, while the Trojans are ranked 176th).
Meanwhile, Leigh suffered their closest defeat since January 6, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Silver Creek by a score of 56-54. While the Longhorns didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Raiders 15-10 in the first quarter.
Piedmont Hills will need focus on slowing down Catalina Williams, one of several Leigh players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 12 points and six assists. Those six assists gave Williams a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cali Wallace, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Piedmont Hills' loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Leigh, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Piedmont Hills came up short against Leigh when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 53-44. Will Piedmont Hills have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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