Basketball Preview: San Gabriel Mission Pioneers vs. St. Genevieve Valiants
San Gabriel Mission hasn't had much luck against St. Genevieve recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The San Gabriel Mission Pioneers will look to defend their home court against the St. Genevieve Valiants. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
San Gabriel Mission is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against St. Bernard on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. San Gabriel Mission was outmatched by St. Bernard at home and fell 67-31. The Pioneers were down 50-25 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, St. Genevieve has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 29 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They lost 57-36 to St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy. The contest marked the Valiants' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
San Gabriel Mission's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for St. Genevieve, they moved to 4-1 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
San Gabriel Mission suffered a grim 38-12 defeat to St. Genevieve in their previous matchup back in January. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point San Gabriel Mission was down 25-5.
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