Rancho Cotate hasn't had much luck against Piner recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Rancho Cotate Cougars will take on the Piner Prospectors at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Rancho Cotate sitting on seven straight wins and Piner on four.
On Wednesday, Rancho Cotate made easy work of St. Vincent de Paul and carried off a 62-42 victory. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.
| 01/22/25 vs St. Vincent de Paul | 20 |
| 01/17/25 @ Ukiah | 25 |
| 01/15/25 vs Healdsburg | 20 |
| 01/11/25 @ San Marin | 21 |
Rancho Cotate's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Adam Pengel, who went 7 of 15 en route to 20 points, and Decimus Shaw, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 14 points and four steals. Pengel's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Luke Morie, who posted four points and six boards.
Rancho Cotate smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, everything went Piner's way against Healdsburg on Wednesday as Piner made off with a 61-41 win. Given the Prospectors' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 929th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rancho Cotate's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.6 points per game. As for Piner, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Rancho Cotate didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Piner in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 56-52 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rancho Cotate 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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