Otay Ranch and Bonita Vista are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Otay Ranch Mustangs will take on the Bonita Vista Barons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Bonita Vista will be up against a hot Otay Ranch squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Otay Ranch put the hurt on San Ysidro with a sharp 67-45 win on Tuesday.
Nyno Lopez
| 02/11/25 vs San Ysidro | 25 |
| 02/05/25 vs Mar Vista | 20 |
| 02/03/25 @ San Ysidro | 20 |
Nyno Lopez was his usual excellent self, going 8-for-16 en route to 25 points. The game was his third in a row with at least 20 points. Chris Esquibel was another key player, going 5-for-9 on his way to 11 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists.
Otay Ranch smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bonita Vista). They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat Mar Vista 99-42. With the Barons ahead 55-27 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Otay Ranch better keep an eye on Brandon Rosales. He was instrumental in Bonita Vista's win, putting up 23 points. The dominant performance gave Rosales a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Aaron Owens, who posted 16 points.
Bonita Vista is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.2 points over those games. As for Otay Ranch, their victory bumped their record up to 9-18.
Things could have been worse for Otay Ranch, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 66-50 loss to Bonita Vista when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Owens, who went 9-for-16 to rack up 24 points and seven boards. Now that Otay Ranch knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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