Basketball Game Preview: Newport Harbor Sailors vs. Corona del Mar Sea Kings

Newport Harbor hasn't had much luck against Corona del Mar recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Newport Harbor Sailors will challenge the Corona del Mar Sea Kings at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Having struggled with six losses in a row, Newport Harbor turned things around against Edison on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Chargers by a score of 48-40.

Meanwhile, Corona del Mar made easy work of Edison on Friday and carried off a 53-28 victory. Given the Sea Kings' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Chargers are ranked 962nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Newport Harbor's win ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-18. As for Corona del Mar, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-10.

Newport Harbor ended up a good deal behind Corona del Mar in their previous matchup back in January, losing 44-30. Can Newport Harbor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.