The Mission Hills Grizzlies will challenge the Del Norte Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, in a tight match that could have gone either way, Mission Hills made off with a 40-39 victory over Westview. The win continues a trend for the Grizzlies in their matchups with the Wolverines: they've now won seven in a row.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Del Norte on Friday. They walked away with a 54-46 victory over Mt. Carmel. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Sundevils are ranked 703rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Del Norte is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for Mission Hills, their win bumped their record up to 17-9.
Mission Hills might still be hurting after the 62-36 loss they got from Del Norte in their previous meeting back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mission Hills was down 37-17.
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