Seaside and Watsonville are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Seaside Spartans are taking a road trip to square off against the Watsonville Wildcatz at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Seaside has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 13 straight defeats, while Watsonville will come in with five straight victories.
Last Wednesday, Seaside lost to Stevenson at home by a 63-46 margin.
Meanwhile, Watsonville strolled past Marina with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 67-52. Given the Wildcatz's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 453rd, while the Mariners are ranked 1078th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Watsonville's win came from a few key players Seaside will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Max Aceves, who posted eight points in addition to six assists and four steals. That's the most steals he has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Leon Madec, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards.
Seaside's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Watsonville, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
Seaside was able to grind out a solid victory over Watsonville when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 55-43. Will Seaside repeat their success, or does Watsonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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