Preview: Calexico Mission RoadRunners vs. Borrego Springs Rams
Calexico Mission is 0-9 against Borrego Springs since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Calexico Mission RoadRunners will head out on the road to square off against the Borrego Springs Rams at 4:00 p.m. Calexico Mission comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Thursday, Calexico Mission came up short against San Pasqual Academy and fell 23-11. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Calexico Mission in their matchups with San Pasqual Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Carla Mariscal put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored eight points. That was a full 72.7% of Calexico Mission's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Borrego Springs suffered their biggest loss since December 8, 2023 on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 35-15 defeat at the hands of West Shores.
Calexico Mission dropped their record down to 0-6 with that loss, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Borrego Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Calexico Mission was taken down by Borrego Springs 51-9 in their previous matchup on January 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Borrego Springs' Abigail Gonzalez, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. Now that Calexico Mission knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
