The Mission College Prep Royals came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Paso Robles by a score of 58-48. That's another feather in the cap for Mission College Prep, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Mission College Prep was led to victory by Gwen Nelson and Keahi Guy. Nelson scored 24 points along with six rebounds, while Guy scored 21 points along with six assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Nelson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mary Marsalek, who scored five points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Mission College Prep is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Paso Robles, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mission College Prep will take on Sanger at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sanger will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 418th, while Mission College Prep is ranked 166th). As for Paso Robles, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Mission Oak at 6:00 p.m. Mission Oak has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
