The Costa Mesa Mustangs will square off against the Fullerton Indians at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Costa Mesa knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Fullerton likes a good challenge.
Costa Mesa will bounce into Friday's game after beating Calvary Chapel, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Costa Mesa enjoyed a cozy 64-50 win over Calvary Chapel on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Fullerton had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.7 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. They walked away with a 52-45 victory over the Grizzlies. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 425th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 884th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fullerton is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.4 points per game. As for Costa Mesa, their win bumped their record up to 7-13.
Costa Mesa ended up a good deal behind Fullerton when the teams last played back in November of 2022, losing 63-49. Thankfully for Costa Mesa, Josiah Reed (who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 14 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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