Poway hasn't had much luck against San Marcos recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Poway Titans will head out on the road to face off against the San Marcos Knights at 7:00 p.m. Poway has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Poway will bounce into Friday's game after beating Mission Hills, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. Poway managed a 54-49 win over Mission Hills on Tuesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Titans' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 184th).
Meanwhile, San Marcos entered their tilt with Mt. Carmel on Tuesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They breezed by the Sundevils to the tune of 98-67. With the Knights ahead 52-24 at the half, the match was all but over already.
San Marcos' win came from a few key players Poway will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Richie Ramirez, who went 8 for 14 on his way to 20 points in addition to seven assists and seven rebounds. His evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jalen Williams was another key player, going 8 of 13 en route to 23 points along with six boards and five assists.
San Marcos pushed their record up to 22-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.3 points per game. As for Poway, they moved to 16-9 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Poway took a serious blow against San Marcos when the teams last played last Tuesday, falling 82-48. Can Poway avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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