Basketball Game Preview: Beckman Patriots vs. El Toro Chargers

Beckman is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while El Toro is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Beckman Patriots will welcome the El Toro Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Last Thursday, Beckman took their match with ease, bagging a 74-5 win over Capistrano Valley. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Cougars are ranked 1203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, El Toro was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Tesoro 74-29.

Beckman is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points per game. As for El Toro, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10.

Everything came up roses for Beckman against El Toro when the teams last played last Tuesday, as the team secured a 68-40 win. Will Beckman repeat their success, or does El Toro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.