Santa Clara lost against Homestead back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Santa Clara Bruins came up short against the Homestead Mustangs, falling 79-54. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1206th, while the Mustangs are ranked 282nd).
Santa Clara has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-15 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.7 points per game. As for Homestead, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Santa Clara will challenge Lynbrook at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lynbrook has three straight victories, Santa Clara has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court. As for Homestead, they will take on MacDonald at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Homestead is facing MacDonald at the right time seeing as MacDonald is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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