De Anza vs Solano

FAIRFIELD (Interstat) — De Anza will visit Solano on Tuesday for a men’s junior college basketball game between the Mountain Lions and Falcons. Solano will be the home team, and De Anza will be the visiting team. The Falcons enter at 1-0, while the Mountain Lions enter at 0-0.

Solano is coming off a 91-54 home win over Gavilan. Ashlynd Rhett, a player to watch for the Falcons, had 18 minutes, 18 points, nine rebounds, two assists and one block in that game. Aaiden Burris added 16 points, seven rebounds, one assist and two blocks in 20 minutes. Justice Edwards contributed 10 points, three rebounds and two assists in 15 minutes. Rhett, Burris and Edwards were the most productive players for Solano in the win. Rhett’s 18-point, nine-rebound effort helped pace a Solano offense that reached 91 points.

De Anza’s most recent previous result was a 91-48 home win over Skyline. The Mountain Lions will try to carry that scoring form into the road matchup against Solano. De Anza enters the game with a 0-0 record and will face a Falcons team that produced balanced scoring from Rhett, Burris and Edwards in its most recent game. Solano will look to Rhett again after his strong performance against Gavilan. The Mountain Lions will be the visiting team in the matchup, and the Falcons will have the home court.

Solano’s upcoming schedule includes road games at Ohlone, Sacramento City, Monterey Peninsula, Hartnell and Cosumnes River, along with home games against West Valley, Folsom Lake, Irvine Valley and Santa Barbara. The Falcons also are scheduled to visit Hartnell again in the listed upcoming stretch. De Anza’s next 10 games include home contests against Lassen, Coalinga, Marin, Gavilan, Merced, Skyline, San Mateo and Ohlone. The Mountain Lions also are scheduled to visit Grossmont and Foothill in that span. The upcoming schedules give both teams additional nonconference and regional matchups after Tuesday’s game. Solano’s listed upcoming slate includes six road contests and four home contests, while De Anza’s next 10 listed games include eight home contests and two road contests.

The matchup will feature Solano’s 1-0 start against De Anza’s 0-0 record. Rhett is the player to watch for the Falcons after his productive outing against Gavilan. Burris and Edwards also give Solano multiple contributors to track. De Anza will seek to build on its most recent previous result, a 91-48 home win over Skyline, while Solano will aim to follow its 91-54 home win over Gavilan.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of De Anza 75, Solano 68.