The San Clemente Tritons will square off against the JSerra Catholic Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as San Clemente comes in on 13 and JSerra Catholic on three.
San Clemente is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They strolled past Valencia with points to spare, taking the game 80-64. Given the Tritons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Vikings are ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, JSerra Catholic won against Santa Margarita two weeks ago with 66 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. JSerra Catholic blew past Bonita 66-39.
San Clemente pushed their record up to 24-5 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points over those games. As for JSerra Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 18-10.
San Clemente didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against JSerra Catholic in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, but they still walked away with a 58-54 win. Will San Clemente repeat their success, or does JSerra Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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