Basketball Game Preview: Mission Bay Buccaneers vs. Tri-City Christian Eagles

The Mission Bay Buccaneers are taking a road trip to square off against the Tri-City Christian Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mission Bay is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.

Last Thursday, Mission Bay ended up a good deal behind Canyon Hills and lost 42-24. The Buccaneers were down 35-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Imani Cosby

Points

02/13/25 vs Canyon Hills	21
02/07/25 vs Coronado	23
02/05/25 @ El Cajon Valley	15

Mission Bay might have lost, but man, Imani Cosby was a machine: she almost dropped a triple-double with 21 points, nine rebounds, and nine steals. Cosby's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Tri-City Christian beat Del Lago Academy 37-33 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.

Mission Bay better keep an eye on Katie Busch. She was instrumental in Tri-City Christian's win, dropping a double-double with 17 points and ten boards. Busch is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down ten or more in each of the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ava Johnson, who posted nine points.

Tri-City Christian's win bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Mission Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-18.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Mission Bay has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31.1 boards per game. However, it's not like Tri-City Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.5 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.