The Mira Mesa Marauders will face off against the Coronado Islanders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Mira Mesa was able to grind out a solid victory over La Jolla, taking the game 60-51. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Vikings are ranked 409th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Coronado, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 65-57 win over Madison on Tuesday.
Coronado pushed their record up to 11-14 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Mira Mesa, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which somehow still isn't as good as their 20-4 record this season.
Mira Mesa strolled past Coronado when the teams last played back in January by a score of 62-48. Does Mira Mesa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Coronado turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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