Basketball Game Preview: Orcutt Academy Spartans vs. Morro Bay Pirates

The Orcutt Academy Spartans will venture away from home to take on the Morro Bay Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Orcutt Academy has three straight victories, Morro Bay has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Friday, Orcutt Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Arroyo Grande, taking the game 51-43.

Elizabeth Johnson

Rebounds

02/07/25 @ Arroyo Grande	15
02/04/25 vs Mission College Prep	15
01/31/25 vs Righetti	15
01/28/25 @ St. Joseph	14
01/24/25 vs Morro Bay	18
+ 27 more games

It was another big night for Elizabeth Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 15 rebounds. She has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 32 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Iraya Bell-Jackson, who posted nine points and six rebounds.

Orcutt Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 31 consecutive games dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Morro Bay took a blow against St. Joseph on Friday, falling 68-30. 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 409th, while the Knights are ranked 25th).

Morro Bay's loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Orcutt Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 19-4.

Orcutt Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Morro Bay in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 55-50 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orcutt Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.