The Capistrano Valley Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Mission Viejo Diablos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Capistrano Valley is headed into Friday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They took a 55-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of El Toro on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Mission Viejo lost to Beckman on the road by a 56-40 margin on Wednesday.
Capistrano Valley will have to keep a close watch on Xander Willard and Damian Navarro, a pair of players who had a big impact on Mission Viejo's prior game. Willard posted 15 points, while Navarro had 15 points. That was a full 37.5% of Mission Viejo's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Mission Viejo's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Capistrano Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-6.
Capistrano Valley came up short against Mission Viejo when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 41-33. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Navarro, who scored 23 points and six steals. Now that Capistrano Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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