The JSerra Catholic Lions will challenge the San Clemente Tritons at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with JSerra Catholic sitting on three straight wins and San Clemente on 13.
JSerra Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 66-39 victory over Bonita. 66 seems to be a good number for the Lions as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, San Clemente didn't have too much trouble with Valencia on Thursday as they won 80-64. Given the Tritons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Vikings are ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
San Clemente pushed their record up to 24-5 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points over those games. As for JSerra Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 18-10.
JSerra Catholic came up short against San Clemente when the teams last played back in December of 2019, falling 58-54. Can JSerra Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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