Mission Bay hasn't had much luck against St. Augustine recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mission Bay Buccaneers will challenge the St. Augustine Saints at 5:45 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Mission Bay easily dispatched Scripps Ranch last Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Mission Bay fell just short of Cathedral Catholic by a score of 60-57 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Buccaneers have suffered since January 26, 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Augustine). They walked away with a 93-86 victory over Cathedral Catholic on Friday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Saints' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Dons are ranked 79th).
The victory was the fourth in a row for St. Augustine, bringing their record for this year to 7-12. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.3 points per game. As for Mission Bay, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-5.
Things could have been worse for Mission Bay, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 66-47 loss to St. Augustine in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Mission Bay avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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