The Mid-Pacific Institute Owls's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Beckman Patriots at 9:00 a.m. on December 28th. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Wednesday, Mid-Pacific Institute took a serious blow against Los Alamitos, falling 101-50.
Meanwhile, Beckman pushed their score all the way to 56 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Damonte Ranch by a score of 58-56. While losing is never fun, Beckman can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 351st in California, while Damonte Ranch is ranked second in Nevada).
Mid-Pacific Institute's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Beckman, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.