Basketball Game Preview: Mission Bay Buccaneers vs. Cathedral Catholic Dons

The Mission Bay Buccaneers will venture away from home to take on the Cathedral Catholic Dons at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

If Mission Bay beats Cathedral Catholic with 69 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Mission Bay blew past Scripps Ranch 69-27 on Friday. The Buccaneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Cathedral Catholic came up short against Victory Christian Academy on Saturday and fell 65-57. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Dons came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Knights are ranked 220th).

The victory was the fourth in a row for Mission Bay, bringing their record for this year to 17-6. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.2 points. As for Cathedral Catholic, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-8.

Mission Bay couldn't quite finish off Cathedral Catholic when the teams last played back in January and fell 60-57. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cathedral Catholic's Patrick O'Brien, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 20 points in addition to six rebounds and three blocks. Now that Mission Bay knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.