Aptos and Carmel are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Aptos Mariners will take on the Carmel Padres at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carmel took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Aptos, who comes in off a win.
Carmel is hoping to do what Half Moon Bay couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Aptos' winning streak, which now stands at three games. Aptos snuck past Half Moon Bay with a 52-47 win. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Mariners' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Cougars are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, Carmel came up short against Antelope last Saturday and fell 59-50. The Padres have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Aptos has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Carmel, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Aptos skirted past Carmel 50-47 in their previous matchup last Friday. Will Aptos repeat their success, or does Carmel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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