The Muir Mustangs will take on the Bassett Olympians in a holiday battle at at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Muir has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since November 25.
Last Monday, Muir was beaten by San Marino 70-42. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 950th, while the Titans are ranked 223rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bassett). They breezed by Pomona to the tune of 87-26 on Tuesday. With the Olympians ahead 43-13 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Bassett's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.8 points per game. As for Muir, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
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