Huntington Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 68-62 heartbreaker at the hands of the Marina Vikings. 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 369th, while the Vikings are ranked 178th).
Huntington Beach's loss dropped their record down to 11-16. As for Marina, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-10.
When Huntington Beach and Marina next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Huntington Beach will try to stop Fountain Valley's three-game winning streak when the meet at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Marina will face off against Los Alamitos and their four-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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