Having just played yesterday, the Carlsbad Lancers will get right back to it and host the Vista Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Carlsbad has four straight wins, Vista has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Carlsbad strolled past University City with points to spare, taking the game 83-68. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Centurions are ranked 263rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Vista came up short against La Costa Canyon on Friday and fell 77-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (58), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Carlsbad pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 86.7 points over those games. As for Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-15.
Everything came up roses for Carlsbad against Vista in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as the squad secured an 82-53 win. In that contest, Carlsbad amassed a halftime lead of 43-20, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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