The San Clemente Tritons will head out to take on the Trabuco Hills Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (San Clemente has six straight victories, Trabuco Hills has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
If Trabuco Hills heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when San Clemente took over last week. San Clemente came out on top against Dana Hills by a score of 51-38 on Wednesday. Given the Tritons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Dolphins are ranked 634th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Porter Hansen was his usual excellent self, putting up 20 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Christian Fernandez was another key player, scoring 13 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Trabuco Hills lost 70-46 to San Juan Hills on Wednesday.
San Clemente will have to contain Ryan Hull as he made an impact in Trabuco Hills' last game. He went 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shoji Karst, who posted ten points.
San Clemente's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-4. As for Trabuco Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
San Clemente was able to grind out a solid victory over Trabuco Hills in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 64-57. Does San Clemente have another victory up their sleeve, or will Trabuco Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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