The Oceanside Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Westview Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oceanside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season.
Oceanside took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took down Mt. Carmel 66-49. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while the Sundevils are ranked 490th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Kaitlyn Kaye continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 11 for 21 on her way to 28 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. Those 28 points gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklynn Davis, who posted 12 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Westview hadn't done well against Bishop's recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Westview enjoyed a cozy 65-51 victory over Bishop's. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolverines.
Westview has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Oceanside, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Oceanside was taken down by Westview 49-21 when the teams last played back in December of 2016. Can Oceanside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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