The Marina Mariners entered their tilt with the St. Francis Sharks with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Marina secured a 69-65 W over St. Francis on Monday. Given Marina's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 399th, while St. Francis is ranked 1210th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Julius Robinson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 38 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Marina's points. Kaleb True was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Marina's win bumped their record up to 13-4. As for St. Francis, they bumped their record down to 2-15 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Marina will head out on the road to challenge North Monterey County at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Monterey County is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak. As for St. Francis, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Watsonville at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
