Basketball Game Preview: San Marin Mustangs vs. Rancho Cotate Cougars

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Previous 3 Games

12/12/23 - Away	56-34 W
12/01/15 - Away	76-37 W
12/22/14 - Home	60-40 W

San Marin is 3-0 against Rancho Cotate since December of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The two teams will face off at 6:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with San Marin sitting on four straight victories and Rancho Cotate on three.

San Marin will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Tamalpais, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. San Marin came out on top against Tamalpais by a score of 65-57 on Friday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Red Tailed Hawks are ranked 783rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Rancho Cotate over Elsie Allen in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Rancho Cotate blew Elsie Allen out of the water with a 72-36 final score. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.

Rancho Cotate found their leader in freshman Izayah Rush, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 18 points and three steals. The game was Rush's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Kinerk, who posted four points in addition to six rebounds and five steals.

San Marin has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points per game. As for Rancho Cotate, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.

Everything went San Marin's way against Rancho Cotate in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as San Marin made off with a 56-34 victory. Does San Marin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rancho Cotate turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.