The Modesto Panthers and the West Wolfpack will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Modesto is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
On Friday, Modesto came up short against Johansen and fell 52-39. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 918th, while the Vikings are ranked 186th).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely West's strategy against Leadership on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that West blew Leadership out of the water with a 64-25 final score. The Wolfpack have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 24 points or more this season.
West's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 42.8 points. As for Modesto, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Modesto was dealt a bruising 78-35 defeat at the hands of West in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Modesto was down 45-22.
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