The San Marcos Royals will challenge the Santa Barbara Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in San Marcos' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 14 games.
Last Friday, San Marcos didn't have too much trouble with Buena as they won 70-53. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 695th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Santa Barbara got the win against Rio Mesa on Monday by a conclusive 85-64. The Dons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 21 points or more this season.
Santa Barbara is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.0 points per game. As for San Marcos, they pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
San Marcos ended up a good deal behind Santa Barbara in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, losing 57-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Santa Barbara's Luke Zuffelato, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Now that San Marcos knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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