Marina lost against Watsonville back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Marina Mariners took a 58-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Watsonville Wildcatz. While losing is never fun, the Mariners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1035th, while the Wildcatz are ranked 442nd).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Watsonville to victory, but perhaps none more so than George Madec, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 11 points. Another player making a difference was Leon Madec, who posted 12 points along with five assists and five boards.
Marina has traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. As for Watsonville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marina will head out to take on Monte Vista Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marina is facing Monte Vista Christian at the right time seeing as Monte Vista Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Watsonville, they will venture away from home to challenge Seaside at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Watsonville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 contests.
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