The Castilleja Gators will head out on the road to square off against the Mercy Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Castilleja will be strutting in after a victory while Mercy will be coming in after a defeat.
Castilleja can't be too worried about heading out to take on Mercy: they just beat Eastside College Prep at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Castilleja put the hurt on Eastside College Prep with a sharp 43-21 win on Tuesday. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Panthers are ranked 560th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mercy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were dealt a 48-15 loss at the hands of King's Academy on Tuesday. The Bears were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 26-6.
Mercy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Castilleja, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2.
Castilleja strolled past Mercy in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 37-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Castilleja since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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