The Mission Bay Buccaneers will square off against the Mira Mesa Marauders at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mission Bay is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing La Jolla: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Mission Bay blew La Jolla out of the water with a 72-27 final score. The Buccaneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Mira Mesa beat Coronado 67-60 on Friday. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Islanders are ranked 587th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mission Bay is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.7 points over those games. As for Mira Mesa, they pushed their record up to 21-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Mission Bay took their victory against Mira Mesa when the teams last played back in December of 2017 by a conclusive 72-50. Does Mission Bay have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mira Mesa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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