Pacific Ridge is on a 13-game streak of home wins, while Coastal Academy is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pacific Ridge Firebirds will welcome the Coastal Academy Stingrays at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Pacific Ridge blew past Guajome Park Academy, posting a 68-35 victory. Given the Firebirds' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 459th, while the Frogs are ranked 1307th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Coastal Academy). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Escondido Adventist Academy 80-11. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Coastal Academy has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.6 points per game. As for Pacific Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 22-1.
Pacific Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Coastal Academy in their previous meeting back in January, winning 47-37. Will Pacific Ridge repeat their success, or does Coastal Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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