The Aliso Niguel Wolverines will be taking part in a tournament against the Murrieta Mesa Rams at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Aliso Niguel will be strutting in after a victory while Murrieta Mesa will be coming in after a loss.
Aliso Niguel is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since November 27th on Saturday. They never let University onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. The two-point effort marked the Wolverines' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Murrieta Mesa ended up a good deal behind Santa Fe Christian on Friday and lost 64-49. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 711th, while the Eagles are ranked 48th).
Murrieta Mesa's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Aliso Niguel, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Aliso Niguel strolled past Murrieta Mesa in their previous meeting back in December of 2017 by a score of 72-53. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Murrieta Mesa's Lamar Wright, who went 8 for 19 on his way to 18 points in addition to four steals and three blocks. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Aliso Niguel to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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