Costa Mesa is on a four-game streak of home losses, Westminster a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Costa Mesa Mustangs will host the Westminster Lions at 6:15 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-30, which was the final score in Costa Mesa's tilt against Troy on Saturday. 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 878th, while the Warriors are ranked 421st).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Leilani Quero, who posted 13 points and six rebounds. Emi Kamikihara was another key player, putting up six points and eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Costa Mesa smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Westminster was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 50-46 to Laguna Hills.
Like Westminster, they lost despite seeing results from several players. Leyna Pham led the charge by posting 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Truc Truong, who put up 12 points.
Westminster's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Costa Mesa, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
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