Basketball Game Preview: Mission Viejo Diablos vs. Capistrano Valley Cougars

Mission Viejo is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Capistrano Valley is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mission Viejo Diablos will host the Capistrano Valley Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mission Viejo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.6 points per game this season.

On Wednesday, Mission Viejo lost to Beckman on the road by a 56-40 margin.

Mission Viejo's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Xander Willard, who posted 15 points, and Damian Navarro, who had 15 points. Navarro's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.

Meanwhile, Capistrano Valley came up short against El Toro on Wednesday and fell 55-45.

Mission Viejo's defeat dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Capistrano Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 17-6.

Mission Viejo beat Capistrano Valley 41-33 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will Mission Viejo repeat their success, or does Capistrano Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.