Aliso Niguel has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were beaten by the Mountainside Mavericks 66-33 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 375th in California, while the Mavericks are ranked 56th in Oregon).
Aliso Niguel's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Mountainside, they moved to 4-3 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Aliso Niguel and Cypress will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. As for Mountainside, they and Huntington Beach will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Mountainside has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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