Mission Viejo hasn't had much luck against El Toro recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mission Viejo Diablos will be playing in front of their home fans against the El Toro Chargers at 7:00 p.m.
Mission Viejo is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Tuesday. They were beaten by Tesoro 75-29. 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 992nd, while the Titans are ranked 382nd).
Mission Viejo's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sofia Gozzo, who posted nine points along with six boards and three steals, and Savanna Whitesides, who had six points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maria Isabella Valencia, who posted four points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask El Toro). They breezed by Capistrano Valley to the tune of 81-14 on Tuesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Chargers with their most commanding win of the season.
The win made it two in a row for El Toro and bumps their season record up to 8-9. As for Mission Viejo, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
Mission Viejo was dealt a bruising 73-29 loss at the hands of El Toro when the teams last played back in February of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mission Viejo was down 38-16.
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