The San Dieguito Academy Mustangs will challenge the Mt. Carmel Sundevils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. San Dieguito Academy is looking for their season's first win.
San Dieguito Academy saw some tournament action on Monday. Their2024 ended with a 64-50 defeat against Bourgade Catholic. 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).
Mt. Carmel hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They ended the year with a bang, routing Coronado 64-40 on Monday. The team accrued 50 points in the first half and coasted on those for the victory.
Mt. Carmel's win came from a few key players San Dieguito Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Makai Orje, who went 9 of 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 along with five assists and five boards.
Mt. Carmel's win bumped their record up to 4-12. As for San Dieguito Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
San Dieguito Academy came up short against Mt. Carmel in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 62-58. Can San Dieguito Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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