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| 01/03/25 - Home | 63-54 W |
| 01/05/24 - Away | 70-64 W |
| 01/27/23 - Home | 77-65 W |
| 01/11/23 - Away | 72-50 W |
| 01/21/22 - Away | 54-72 L |
| + 5 more games |
Newport Harbor is 9-1 against Huntington Beach since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Newport Harbor Sailors are taking a road trip to square off against the Huntington Beach Oilers at 3:00 p.m. Newport Harbor has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
On Wednesday, Newport Harbor was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 62-58 to Fountain Valley. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (55), the Sailors still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Huntington Beach was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 60-56 to Edison. While losing is never fun, the Oilers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Chargers are ranked 97th).
Huntington Beach dropped their record down to 11-13 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Newport Harbor, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-9 record this season.
Newport Harbor was able to grind out a solid win over Huntington Beach in their previous matchup on January 3rd, winning 63-54. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newport Harbor since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
