The Otay Ranch Mustangs will head out to square off against the Southwest SD Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Otay Ranch is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, Otay Ranch lost to Bonita Vista at home by a 66-50 margin. 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).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Southwest SD over San Ysidro in every quarter on their way to victory on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Southwest SD blew San Ysidro out of the water with a 76-42 final score. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Southwest SD's win came from a few key players Otay Ranch will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Noah Soltero, who posted 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Khalid Deiranieh, who earned 17 points.
Southwest SD pushed their record up to 17-5 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.1 points per game. As for Otay Ranch, their loss dropped their record down to 6-17.
Otay Ranch suffered a grim 70-50 defeat to Southwest SD in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Deiranieh, who had 23 points. Now that Otay Ranch knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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