Huntington Beach hasn't had much luck against Laguna Beach recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Huntington Beach Oilers will venture away from home to square off against the Laguna Beach Breakers at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Huntington Beach is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since January 10th on Wednesday. They were outmatched by La Habra and fell 73-42. While losing is never fun, the Oilers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Highlanders are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, Laguna Beach lost 60-40 to Capistrano Valley on Wednesday.
Laguna Beach dropped their record down to 3-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Huntington Beach, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Huntington Beach won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in February, slipping by Laguna Beach 73-72. Will Huntington Beach repeat their success, or does Laguna Beach have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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