The Del Mar Dons will take on the University Prep Academy Golden Eagles in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Del Mar is looking for their season's first win.
Del Mar is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 48-47 to MacDonald. While losing is never fun, the Dons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1131st, while the Condor are ranked 463rd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for University Prep Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They took their contest on Monday with ease, bagging a 77-34 victory over Cindy Avitia. The Golden Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 29 points or more this season.
Del Mar better focus on containing Anthony Hamoud and Jack Reboredo as the pair were huge in University Prep Academy's win. Hamoud posted 16 points, while Reboredo earned 15 points. Another player making a difference was Austin Clement, who put up nine points.
University Prep Academy pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 43.2 points. As for Del Mar, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Del Mar was able to grind out a solid victory over University Prep Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 58-51. Does Del Mar have another victory up their sleeve, or will University Prep Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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