The Irvine Vaqueros will head out on the road to challenge the Tustin Tillers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Friday, Irvine was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 56-50 to Newport Harbor.
Meanwhile, Tustin had to suffer through a 55-28 loss at the hands of La Serna. While losing is never fun, the Tillers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 665th, while the Lancers are ranked 298th).
Tustin has also been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. As for Irvine, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Irvine and Tustin were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but Irvine came up empty-handed after a 44-43 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Tillers' Andrea Meza, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Now that the Vaqueros know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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