Newport Harbor is 2-8 against Los Alamitos since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Newport Harbor Sailors will head out on the road to challenge the Los Alamitos Griffins at 7:00 p.m. Newport Harbor is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Newport Harbor suffered their biggest loss since December 27, 2023 on Saturday. They had to suffer through a rough 55-28 loss at the hands of Corona del Mar. While losing is never fun, Newport Harbor can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 767th, while Corona del Mar is ranked 372nd).
Meanwhile, Los Alamitos waltzed into their match on Thursday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Huntington Beach 76-40 on the road. Los Alamitos has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 23 points or more this season.
Newport Harbor has not been sharp recently, as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for Los Alamitos, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Newport Harbor took a serious blow against Los Alamitos when the teams last played back in January of 2023, falling 66-16. The match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Newport Harbor was down 41-9.
