Basketball Game Preview: Tri-City Christian Eagles vs. Mission Bay Buccaneers

The Tri-City Christian Eagles will square off against the Mission Bay Buccaneers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Tri-City Christian's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Mission Bay has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.

Last Thursday, Tri-City Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Del Lago Academy, but they still walked away with a 37-33 victory.

Katie Busch

Rebounds

02/13/25 @ Del Lago Academy	10
02/12/25 @ Maranatha Christian	10
02/10/25 @ Santa Fe Christian	16
02/07/25 vs Southwest SD	10
02/05/25 @ Escondido Adventist Academy	10
02/04/25 vs Orange Glen	10

Katie Busch continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 17 points and ten boards. She has been hot, having posted ten or more rebounds the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Johnson, who posted nine points.

Meanwhile, Mission Bay ended up a good deal behind Canyon Hills on Thursday and lost 42-24. The Buccaneers were down 35-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Tri-City Christian will have to contain Imani Cosby as she made an impact in Mission Bay's last game. She almost dropped a triple-double with 21 points, nine boards, and nine steals. That was a full 87.5% of Mission Bay's points, marking the third time in a row Cosby has had more than a third of the team's points.

Tri-City Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.9 points over those games. As for Mission Bay, their loss dropped their record down to 4-18.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Tri-City Christian has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 34.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Mission Bay struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.1 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.