The Garden Grove Argonauts will square off against the Ocean View Seahawks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Ocean View took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Garden Grove, who comes in off a win.
Garden Grove will head into Wednesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Segerstrom on Wednesday. Everything went Garden Grove's way against Segerstrom as Garden Grove made off with a 52-32 win.
Meanwhile, Ocean View was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 62-56 to Kennedy. While losing is never fun, the Seahawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 971st, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 243rd).
Garden Grove will have to keep a close watch on Malachi Jefferson and Zeke Case, a pair of players who had a big impact on Ocean View's prior game. Jefferson went 9 for 15 en route to 21 points and six rebounds, while Case dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 boards. That's the most points Jefferson has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Covarrubias, who posted eight points and ten boards.
Even though they lost, Ocean View smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Ocean View has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-20 record this season. As for Garden Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 14-12.
Garden Grove was able to grind out a solid win over Ocean View in their previous meeting on January 10th, winning 56-44. Does Garden Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ocean View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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