Basketball Game Preview: Beckman Patriots vs. La Jolla Country Day Torreys

The Beckman Patriots and the La Jolla Country Day Torreys will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Friday, Beckman didn't have too much trouble with Glendora as they won 47-31. The Patriots pushed the score to 41-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tartans cut but never quite recovered from.

Meanwhile, La Jolla Country Day is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Hamilton. La Jolla Country Day was the clear victor by a 69-47 margin over Hamilton. The Torreys have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 22 points or more this season.

Beckman is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points per game. As for La Jolla Country Day, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.