Mission was the 71-52 winner over Balboa when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Mission Bears took a 53-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Balboa Buccaneers on Friday. The Bears were down 48-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Leading Balboa to victory were Davonte Lindsey and Rylen Thein-Jones. Lindsey posted six points and 16 boards, while Thein-Jones put up eight points in addition to five assists and three steals. The dominant performance gave Lindsey a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Lorenzo Manna, who scored eight points and five boards.
Mission is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-16. As for Balboa, their record now sits at 7-19.
Looking ahead, Mission will be playing in front of their home fans against The Academy - San Francisco at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mission is facing The Academy - San Francisco at the right time seeing as The Academy - San Francisco is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Balboa, they will challenge Galileo at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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