The Costa Mesa Mustangs will challenge the Laguna Hills Hawks at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.
Costa Mesa's tournament run continued when they took on Diamond Ranch on Tuesday. Costa Mesa lost 43-20 to Diamond Ranch. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 854th, while the Panthers are ranked 290th).
Meanwhile, Laguna Hills waltzed into their match on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Panthers 55-30. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 22 points or more this season.
Laguna Hills' win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Costa Mesa, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
Costa Mesa didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Laguna Hills in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, but they still walked away with a 36-31 victory. Does Costa Mesa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Laguna Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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