The San Gabriel Academy Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Mission College Prep Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
San Gabriel Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 77-64 victory over Norte Vista.
Meanwhile, Mission College Prep entered their tilt with Venice on Tuesday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 70-64 W against the Gondoliers. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Gondoliers are ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mission College Prep's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points over those games. As for San Gabriel Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-13 record this season.
San Gabriel Academy ended up a good deal behind Mission College Prep in their previous matchup back in December of 2016, losing 68-53. Can San Gabriel Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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