The Maranatha Christian Eagles will challenge the Southwest SD Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Maranatha Christian sitting on three straight victories and Southwest SD on seven.
Maranatha Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They snuck past Coronado with a 54-48 win. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly six points.
Will Ralston
| 02/26/25 vs Coronado | 19 |
| 02/21/25 vs Canyon Hills | 18 |
| 02/18/25 vs Clairemont | 19 |
Will Ralston was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 19 points and ten boards. The game was his third in a row with at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shane Piester, who went 5-for-12 en route to 11 points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Southwest SD sidestepped Rancho Bernardo for a 59-56 victory.
Maranatha Christian better keep an eye on Khalid Deiranieh. He was instrumental in Southwest SD's win, putting up 23 points. Deiranieh has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. Shaun Verdida was another key player, earning 13 points.
Maranatha Christian pushed their record up to 16-15 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points over those games. As for Southwest SD, their victory bumped their record up to 25-6.
Maranatha Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Southwest SD in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, winning 54-41. Will Maranatha Christian repeat their success, or does Southwest SD have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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