The Mary Star of the Sea Stars will square off against the Claremont Wolfpack at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mary Star of the Sea has five straight victories, Claremont has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Friday, Mary Star of the Sea didn't have too much trouble with Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary as they won 58-39.
Meanwhile, Claremont came up short against Diamond Bar on Thursday and fell 64-55.
Mary Star of the Sea will need focus on slowing down Tyler Zitar, one of several Claremont players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 12 points and 16 boards. The dominant performance also gave Zitar a new career-high in blocks (three). Dominic Xatruch was another key player, going 8 for 14 en route to 17 points and eight rebounds.
Mary Star of the Sea's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Claremont, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.
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