The Mission Hills Grizzlies will take on the San Marcos Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mission Hills is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Del Norte just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 62-36 to the Nighthawks. The contest marked the Grizzlies' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, San Marcos entered their tilt with Westview on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 77-28 win over the Wolverines. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-16.
Mission Hills better focus on containing Jalen Williams and Richie Ramirez as the pair were huge in San Marcos' win. Williams went 9 for 13 on his way to 24 points and six rebounds, while Ramirez dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards. Williams' evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Elias Flaim, who posted ten points and six assists.
San Marcos pushed their record up to 18-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.6 points per game. As for Mission Hills, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 14-7.
Things could have been worse for Mission Hills, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 62-48 loss to San Marcos when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Mission Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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