Basketball Game Preview: Temecula Prep Patriots vs. San Jacinto Leadership Academy Lions

The Temecula Prep Patriots are taking a road trip to challenge the San Jacinto Leadership Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Temecula Prep will be strutting in after a win while San Jacinto Leadership Academy will be coming in after a loss.

Temecula Prep is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing San Jacinto Valley Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Temecula Prep blew San Jacinto Valley Academy out of the water with a 76-34 final score. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 24 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, San Jacinto Leadership Academy came up short against California Military Institute on Wednesday and fell 41-31. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Lions came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 463rd, while the Rough Riders are ranked 997th).

Temecula Prep's victory bumped their record up to 10-3. As for San Jacinto Leadership Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.