The Coronado Islanders are taking a road trip to challenge the Mission Bay Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Coronado will be strutting in after a victory while Mission Bay will be coming in after a defeat.
Mission Bay will be up against a hot Coronado team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Coronado took down Kearny 44-27 on Tuesday.
Gabby Fichter and Selena Herrera were among the main playmakers for Coronado as the former posted 20 points and the latter had 18 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Herrera has scored at least a third of Coronado's points. Emily Albin was another key player, putting up a point along with five boards, four blocks, and three steals.
Meanwhile, Mission Bay came up short against El Cajon Valley on Wednesday and fell 39-26.
Coronado pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points per game. As for Mission Bay, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 14 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season.
Coronado strolled past Mission Bay in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 34-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coronado since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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