La Costa Canyon and El Camino are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The La Costa Canyon Mavericks will square off against the El Camino Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. La Costa Canyon knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully El Camino likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, La Costa Canyon didn't have quite enough to beat Torrey Pines and fell 57-55. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Falcons are ranked 51st).
Meanwhile, El Camino played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 75-53 to Carlsbad. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Lancers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
La Costa Canyon's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-11. As for El Camino, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
La Costa Canyon strolled past El Camino in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 63-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Costa Canyon since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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