Basketball Preview: Fallbrook Warriors vs. Mission Vista
Fallbrook and Mission Vista are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Fallbrook Warriors will take on the Mission Vista Mission Vista in a tournament on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fallbrook has three straight victories, Mission Vista has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Fallbrook picked up another tournament win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against La Costa Canyon as Fallbrook made off with a 45-24 win.
Fallbrook found their leader in sophomore Grace Nordeen, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 18 rebounds. Nordeen has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 35 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Janice Garcia, who earned eight points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Mission Vista was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 43-37 to La Costa Canyon.
Mission Vista's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Fallbrook, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything came up roses for Fallbrook against Mission Vista in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 50-19 win. In that contest, Fallbrook amassed a halftime lead of 31-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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