The Southwest SD Raiders will take on the Otay Ranch Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Southwest SD's favor as the squad sits on 18 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Otay Ranch has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Southwest SD will bounce into Friday's contest after beating San Ysidro, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Southwest SD claimed a resounding 76-42 win over San Ysidro. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 20 points or more this season.
Southwest SD's win on Wednesday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Noah Soltero, who posted 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Khalid Deiranieh, who had 17 points.
Meanwhile, Otay Ranch ended up a good deal behind Bonita Vista on Wednesday and lost 66-50. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 794th, while the Barons are ranked 256th).
Southwest SD has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.5 points. As for Otay Ranch, their loss dropped their record down to 6-17.
Southwest SD took their victory against Otay Ranch when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 70-50. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Otay Ranch's Jordyn Webster, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Southwest SD still be able to contain Webster? There's only one way to find out.
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