Basketball Game Preview: Mission Viejo Diablos vs. Beckman Patriots

The Mission Viejo Diablos will head out to take on the Beckman Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Mission Viejo is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering El Toro just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 77-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chargers.

Mission Viejo might have lost, but man, Damian Navarro was a machine: he posted 24 points in addition to four steals and three blocks. That was a full 35.8% of Mission Viejo's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Vargas, who put up 13 points.

Even though they lost, Mission Viejo was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Beckman also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Aliso Niguel by a score of 71-60. The Patriots have struggled against the Wolverines recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Beckman now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Mission Viejo, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 10-12.

Mission Viejo came up short against Beckman in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, falling 83-75. Can Mission Viejo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.