San Juan Hills has won three straight games at home, while San Clemente has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The San Juan Hills Stallions will host the San Clemente Tritons at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, San Juan Hills humbled Tesoro with a 67-25 victory.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely San Clemente's strategy against Trabuco Hills on Friday. San Clemente blew past Trabuco Hills 60-34. Given the Tritons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Mustangs are ranked 425th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
San Juan Hills better focus on containing Chase Tolliver and Desi Gutierrez as the pair were huge in San Clemente's win. Tolliver dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards, while Gutierrez went 7 for 9 en route to 15 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Tolliver a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Christian Fernandez, who posted three points along with eight boards and seven assists.
San Clemente has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for San Juan Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7.
San Juan Hills suffered a grim 67-44 defeat to San Clemente in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Will San Juan Hills have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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