The San Gabriel Mission Pioneers and the St. Monica Academy Crusaders will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for San Gabriel Mission and four for St. Monica Academy.
On Friday, San Gabriel Mission came up short against St. Genevieve and fell 41-34.
Meanwhile, St. Monica Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Desert Christian on Friday and fell 43-40. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1220th, while the Knights are ranked 583rd).
San Gabriel Mission's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for St. Monica Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
San Gabriel Mission ended up a good deal behind St. Monica Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2023, losing 39-24. Will San Gabriel Mission have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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