Basketball Game Preview: North Salinas Vikings vs. King City Mustangs

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Previous 3 Games

12/08/22 - Neutral	99-2 W
12/03/19 - Home	95-16 W
12/19/18 - Away	67-25 W

North Salinas is 3-0 against King City since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The two teams will face off at 1:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 16 consecutive losses dating back to last season for North Salinas and 11 for King City dating back to last season.

North Salinas is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came up short against Coalinga on Friday, falling 55-34. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1024th, while the Horned Toads are ranked 278th).

Meanwhile, King City came up short against Santa Maria on Friday and fell 41-28.

King City's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for North Salinas, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.

Everything came up roses for North Salinas against King City in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, as the squad secured a 99-2 victory. Does North Salinas have another victory up their sleeve, or will King City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.