The Costa Mesa Mustangs will take on the Calvary Baptist Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Costa Mesa has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Calvary Baptist will arrive with three straight victories.
Costa Mesa came up short against Tustin last Tuesday, falling 64-42. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 613th, while the Tillers are ranked 204th).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Calvary Baptist over The Grove School in every quarter on their way to victory last Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Calvary Baptist blew The Grove School out of the water with a 72-37 final score. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Calvary Baptist's win came from a few key players Costa Mesa will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nathan Moussa, who made all 5 shots he took for 10 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Quizon, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 12 points.
Calvary Baptist was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as The Grove School only posted one assist.
Calvary Baptist's win bumped their record up to 20-8. As for Costa Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to 10-17.
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