The Mission College Prep Royals will head out on the road to face off against the Grant Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mission College Prep had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 75-72 win over the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Grant beat Hillcrest Christian 68-60 on Tuesday. Given Grant's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while Hillcrest Christian is ranked 488th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mission College Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-18 record this season. As for Grant, they pushed their record up to 23-7 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
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