The Costa Mesa Mustangs just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Laguna Beach Breakers at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Costa Mesa is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 61 points on Thursday, they were much more limited against Savanna on Friday. They took a blow against the Rebels, falling 61-19. The game marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Costa Mesa saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aaliyah Terry almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Myah Martinez, who posted three points and four steals.
Even though they lost, Costa Mesa smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Laguna Beach came up short against Huntington Beach on Friday and fell 49-40. The Breakers have struggled against the Oilers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Costa Mesa will need focus on slowing down Fiona McCormick, one of several Laguna Beach players who made an impact when they last played. She earned 14 points. Another player making a difference was Lilly Alvarado, who had 11 points.
Laguna Beach's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Costa Mesa, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4.
Costa Mesa was taken down by Laguna Beach 56-18 in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Can Costa Mesa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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