Southwest SD suffered their biggest defeat since December 4, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against the Mira Mesa Marauders, falling 55-29. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 755th, while the Marauders are ranked 362nd).
Southwest SD's loss came despite strong showings from Pilar Carrera and Jazlyn Martinez. Carrera posted ten points, while Martinez had ten points. That was a full 34.5% of Southwest SD's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Ivorii Seals continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Mira Mesa, going 10 of 14 on her way to 24 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Otero, who posted 11 points along with five boards and five steals.

Raiders
| 01/02/25 vs Mira Mesa | 29-55 |
| 12/23/24 vs Monte Vista | 45-15 |
| 12/21/24 vs Holtville | 33-22 |
| 12/20/24 vs Chula Vista | 38-35 |
| 12/18/24 vs Crawford | 31-42 |
With the loss, Southwest SD broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-4. As for Mira Mesa, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-2.
Southwest SD will venture away from home to square off against O'Farrell Charter at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Mira Mesa, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Brawley at 1:30 p.m. on Friday.
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