Having just played yesterday, the Mission Viejo Diablos will jump right back in to play the Live Oak Acorns at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mission Viejo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.3 points per game this season.
Mission Viejo's tournament run continued when they took on Newport Harbor on Friday. Mission Viejo lost 75-53 to Newport Harbor. 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 420th, while the Sailors are ranked 134th).
Despite their defeat, Mission Viejo saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Damian Navarro, who posted 26 points, was perhaps the best of all. Xander Willard was another key player, putting up 16 points.
Meanwhile, Live Oak was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against Tustin, falling 63-34. The game marked the Acorns' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Mission Viejo and nudges their season record down to 6-10. As for Live Oak, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
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