The San Marcos Royals will head out on the road to take on the Ventura Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. San Marcos knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Ventura likes a good challenge.
San Marcos picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They came out on top against Roosevelt by a score of 67-56. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Rough Riders are ranked 408th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ventura had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 69-45 margin over the Dragons.
San Marcos is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.9 points per game. As for Ventura, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
San Marcos came up short against Ventura in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 67-54. Thankfully for San Marcos, Parsa Kamali (who went 9 for 13 on his way to 24 points and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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