The Jurupa Hills Spartans will take on the Newport Harbor Sailors in a tournament on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Jurupa Hills has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Newport Harbor will arrive with six straight victories.
Jurupa Hills' tournament run continued when they took on Valencia on Tuesday. Jurupa Hills took a 64-46 bruising from Valencia. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 885th, while the Tigers are ranked 225th).
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Newport Harbor ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 73-70 win over Valencia. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Sailors have posted since December 22, 2023.
Newport Harbor's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Jurupa Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
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