The San Clemente Tritons will take on the Cypress Centurions in a holiday battle at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
San Clemente fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Mater Dei on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Monarchs by a score of 73-71. The Tritons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cypress). They blew past Norte Vista 86-66 on Saturday. Given the Centurions' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Braves are ranked 222nd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cypress has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.5 points over those games. As for San Clemente, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
San Clemente couldn't quite get it done against Cypress in their previous matchup back in December of 2018 as they fell 62-52. Will the Tritons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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