Preview: Calexico Mission RoadRunners vs. Borrego Springs Rams
Calexico Mission has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Borrego Springs Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Calexico Mission came up short against Julian and fell 60-48.
Despite the defeat, Calexico Mission saw an underclassman step up: Leonardo Longino scored 29 points. That was a full 60.4% of Calexico Mission's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Borrego Springs was able to grind out a solid victory over West Shores on Tuesday, taking the game 51-41.
Calexico Mission's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Borrego Springs, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Calexico Mission came up short against Borrego Springs when the teams last played on January 9th, falling 50-39. Can Calexico Mission avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.