The Newport Harbor Sailors will square off against the Pacifica Christian Tritons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Newport Harbor is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against South Pasadena, sneaking past 64-62. The score was all tied up 31-31 at the break, but the Sailors were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Pacifica Christian came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 62-41 margin over the Centurions. Given the Tritons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Centurions are ranked 184th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pacifica Christian pushed their record up to 20-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points over those games. As for Newport Harbor, their win bumped their record up to 18-11.
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