Basketball Game Preview: Millikan Rams vs. Mayfair Monsoons

The Millikan Rams and the Mayfair Monsoons will face off at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Millikan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61 points per game this season.

Millikan will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 24-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Leuzinger 54-52.

Millikan's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joseph Wicker led the charge by going 7 for 8 on his way to 17 points. Isma?Il Abdul-Rahman was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 12 boards.

Millikan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Mayfair escaped with a win on Friday against Aquinas by the margin of a single free throw, 62-61. Given the Monsoons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Falcons are ranked 724th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Mayfair's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Millikan, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-5.

Millikan came up short against Mayfair in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 69-61. Will Millikan have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.