Borrego Springs is 8-2 against Calexico Mission since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Borrego Springs Rams will be playing at home against the Calexico Mission RoadRunners at 5:00 p.m. Calexico Mission took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Borrego Springs, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Borrego Springs was able to grind out a solid victory over West Shores, taking the game 51-41.
Meanwhile, Calexico Mission's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight loss. They fell 60-48 to Julian.
Despite the defeat, Calexico Mission saw an underclassman step up: Leonardo Longino scored 29 points. That was a full 60.4% of Calexico Mission's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
The victory got Borrego Springs back to even at 8-8. As for Calexico Mission, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Borrego Springs beat Calexico Mission 50-39 when the teams last played on January 9th. Does Borrego Springs have another victory up their sleeve, or will Calexico Mission turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.