Maria Carrillo is 0-10 against Cardinal Newman since November of 2019 but things could change on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Maria Carrillo Pumas will jump right back in to play the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 8:30 p.m. Maria Carrillo knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Cardinal Newman likes a good challenge.
Maria Carrillo's tournament run continued when they took on College Park on Thursday. Maria Carrillo walked away with a 62-55 win over College Park. Given the Pumas' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Falcons are ranked 463rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cardinal Newman). They breezed by Ukiah to the tune of 74-34 on Thursday. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Maria Carrillo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Cardinal Newman, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
Maria Carrillo took a serious blow against Cardinal Newman in their previous meeting back in February, falling 67-31. Can Maria Carrillo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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