The Trabuco Hills Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Laguna Beach Breakers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Trabuco Hills turned things around against Dana Hills on Saturday. They took down the Dolphins 50-35. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Dolphins are ranked 652nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Laguna Beach entered their tilt with Tustin on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the Tillers 44-41. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Breakers have posted since November 26th.
Trabuco Hills better keep an eye on Kate Cheng. She was instrumental in Laguna Beach's win, putting up 23 points. Cheng's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Fiona Mccormick, who posted ten points.
Laguna Beach is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, 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 52.4 points per game. As for Trabuco Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
Trabuco Hills didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Laguna Beach in their previous meeting back in November, but they still walked away with a 52-46 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cheng, who put up 28 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Trabuco Hills still be able to contain Cheng? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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