Preview: San Marcos Knights vs. Mission Bay Buccaneers
The San Marcos Knights will square off against the Mission Bay Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. San Marcos is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but San Marcos had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Hornets as they made off with a 73-52 victory. San Marcos has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
San Marcos' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Colton Kelley, who scored 18 points along with two steals. It was the first time this season that Kelley scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Jalen Williams, who scored 21 points.
Meanwhile, Mission Bay was able to grind out a solid win over Del Norte on Saturday, taking the game 52-44. Given Mission Bay's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while Del Norte is ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
San Marcos is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season. As for Mission Bay, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-11.
Everything went San Marcos' way against Mission Bay when the teams last played back in November of 2021 as San Marcos made off with a 63-38 victory. In that contest, San Marcos amassed a halftime lead of 33-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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