The Mt. Carmel Sundevils are taking a road trip to take on the San Dieguito Academy Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Carmel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.5 points per game this season.
Mt. Carmel picked up another tournament win on Monday. They blew past Coronado 64-40. With the Sundevils ahead 50-21 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Mt. Carmel's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Makai Orje led the charge by going 9 for 14 on his way to 22 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Blaine Raagas, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 16 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, San Dieguito Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 17th straight loss dating back to last season. The contest between them and Bourgade Catholic didn't end well, with San Dieguito Academy falling 64-50. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 1204th in California, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 278th in Arizona).
The victory made it two in a row for Mt. Carmel and bumps their season record up to 4-12. As for San Dieguito Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Mt. Carmel didn't have too much breathing room in their game against San Dieguito Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 62-58 win. Will Mt. Carmel repeat their success, or does San Dieguito Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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