The Milpitas Trojans will face off against the Mountain View Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
If Milpitas beats Mountain View with 73 points on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Milpitas breezed by Wilcox to the tune of 73-35 on Friday. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mountain View, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 71-47 margin over Gunn on Friday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 359th, while the Titans are ranked 728th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Milpitas is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Mountain View, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Milpitas was able to grind out a solid victory over Mountain View in their previous meeting on January 8th, winning 56-49. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mountain View's Jayden Minor, who went 11 for 22 on his way to 28 points and six assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Milpitas still be able to contain Minor? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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