The Ocean View Christian Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Mountain Empire Redhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Tuesday, Ocean View Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Liberty Charter and fell 25-23. While the Patriots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 8-2 in the first quarter.
Montse Acosta put forth a good effort for the losing side as she posted 12 points in addition to seven steals and five rebounds. That was a full 52.2% of Ocean View Christian's points, marking the eighth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Mountain Empire has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 22.5 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Monday. They had to suffer through a 55-14 loss at the hands of San Diego Academy. The Redhawks haven't had much luck with the Cavaliers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Bibi Caceres was Mountain Empire's leading scorer, having posted five points.
Ocean View Christian now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Mountain Empire, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Ocean View Christian took a serious blow against Mountain Empire when the teams last played back in February of 2018, falling 55-24. Can Ocean View Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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