The Mission Viejo Diablos and the Gahr Gladiators will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mission Viejo has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Gahr will come in with three straight wins.
Mission Viejo managed to keep up with Segerstrom until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Mission Viejo came up short against Segerstrom, falling 71-50. While losing is never fun, the Diablos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 910th, while the Jaguars are ranked 315th).
Meanwhile, Gahr made easy work of La Mirada on Thursday and carried off a 62-37 victory. The Gladiators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 25 points or more this season.
Gahr's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Mission Viejo, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
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