The San Clemente Tritons and the Damien Spartans will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. San Clemente is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.1 points per game this season.
On Friday, San Clemente earned a 48-40 win over Tesoro.
San Clemente had a senior duo take command as Christian Fernandez went 7 of 12 on his way to 18 points along with five boards and three steals and Porter Hansen went 7 for 15 en route to 19 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Tolliver, who posted six points and ten rebounds.
Damien has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. The matchup between them and Etiwanda didn't end well, with Damien falling 56-39. While the Spartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 15-6 in the first quarter.
San Clemente has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Damien, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-8.
San Clemente might still be hurting after the 72-50 loss they got from Damien in their previous meeting back in May of 2021. Can San Clemente avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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