Newport Harbor is on a four-game streak of home losses, Mission Viejo a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Saturday. The Newport Harbor Sailors will welcome the Mission Viejo Diablos at 11:00 a.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Newport Harbor is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Marina on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Newport Harbor had to suffer through a 64-32 loss at the hands of Marina. While losing is never fun, the Sailors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 730th, while the Vikings are ranked 278th).
Meanwhile, Mission Viejo was beaten by Beckman 57-21 on Tuesday.
Newport Harbor's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Mission Viejo, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-16.
Everything went Newport Harbor's way against Mission Viejo in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as Newport Harbor made off with a 44-22 victory. Will Newport Harbor repeat their success, or does Mission Viejo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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