Basketball Recap: Damian Navarro's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Mission Viejo over Aliso Niguel

Mission Viejo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 66-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Aliso Niguel Wolverines. The Diablos were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wolverines earlier this season, when they won 52-49.

Mission Viejo lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Damian Navarro, who posted 17 points in addition to five assists and three steals. The match was Navarro's 11th in a row with at least ten points. JD Hill was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds.

Navarro wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Mission Viejo was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Mission Viejo's loss dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Aliso Niguel, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.

Mission Viejo will face off against El Toro at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mission Viejo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.2 points per game this season. As for Aliso Niguel, they will take on Capistrano Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.