La Jolla Country Day hasn't had much luck against Torrey Pines recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The La Jolla Country Day Torreys will square off against the Torrey Pines Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Both are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
La Jolla Country Day is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 61-58 heartbreaker at the hands of Greer. While losing is never fun, the Torreys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 182nd in California, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 36th in South Carolina).
Torrey Pines has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell just short of San Marcos by a score of 62-59 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Falcons have suffered since December 9, 2023.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Cody Shen and Jalen Williams. Williams had a great game and went 6 for 14 on his way to 16 points and five steals. Meanwhile, Shen was balling out in the loss, going 8 of 14 on his way to 21 points.
Torrey Pines' loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for La Jolla Country Day, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
La Jolla Country Day barely slipped by Torrey Pines in their previous matchup back in February, winning 46-45. Does La Jolla Country Day have another victory up their sleeve, or will Torrey Pines turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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