Basketball Game Preview: Mission Bay Buccaneers vs. La Jolla Vikings

Mission Bay is 1-9 against La Jolla since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The two teams will compete for holiday cheer at 3:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Mission Bay is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They were outmatched by Scripps Ranch and fell 61-14.

Meanwhile, La Jolla didn't have quite enough to beat University City on Wednesday and fell 44-41. The Vikings have struggled against the Centurions recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Mission Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for La Jolla, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.

Mission Bay took a serious blow against La Jolla when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 57-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of La Jolla's Reagan Bennett, who posted 30 points and eight steals. Now that Mission Bay knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.