Portola is on a three-game streak of home losses, Laguna Beach an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Portola Bulldogs will welcome the Laguna Beach Breakers at 7:00 p.m. Portola will be strutting in after a win while Laguna Beach will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with nine defeats in a row, Portola turned things around against Woodbridge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 69-62 victory over the Warriors.
Meanwhile, Laguna Beach suffered their biggest loss since December 7, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against Sage Hill, falling 62-38. While losing is never fun, the Breakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 736th, while the Lightning are ranked 262nd).
Portola's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 8-13. As for Laguna Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
Portola came up short against Laguna Beach in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 70-59. Can Portola avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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