The Ventura Cougars will face off against the San Marcos Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ventura comes in on four and San Marcos on six.
Last Wednesday, Ventura made easy work of Foothill Tech and carried off a 69-45 win. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while the Dragons are ranked 965th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, San Marcos was able to grind out a solid victory over Roosevelt on Saturday, taking the game 67-56.
San Marcos has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, 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.
Ventura beat San Marcos 67-54 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Does Ventura have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Marcos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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