Having just played yesterday, the Chaparral Pumas will jump right back in to play the Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Chaparral focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Thursday.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Chaparral had to settle for a 38-36 defeat against Mira Mesa. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Chaparral came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 241st, while Mira Mesa is ranked 607th).
Despite the loss, Chaparral saw an underclassman step up: Zetta Faasua dropped a double-double on 18 points and 22 rebounds. The matchup was Faasua's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Maria Rashidi, who scored six points.
Rancho Buena Vista has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 21 points or more this season. They ended the year with a bang, routing Aliso Niguel 55-34. The victory was familiar territory for Rancho Buena Vista who now have three in a row.
Chaparral's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Rancho Buena Vista, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season.
Chaparral might still be hurting after the 45-23 defeat they got from Rancho Buena Vista in their previous meeting back in December of 2016. Can Chaparral avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
