Mission Viejo and Aliso Niguel are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Mission Viejo Diablos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Aliso Niguel Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mission Viejo is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Mission Viejo was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 55-51 to El Toro.
Mission Viejo's defeat came about despite a quality game from Alexander Frost, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Hudson Dunlap, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Aliso Niguel pushed their score all the way to 68 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Dana Hills 72-68. While losing is never fun, Aliso Niguel can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 196th, while Dana Hills is ranked 37th).
Mission Viejo bumped their record down to 8-15 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Aliso Niguel, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-6.
Mission Viejo might still be hurting after the 73-52 defeat they got from Aliso Niguel in their previous meeting on Wednesday. Will Mission Viejo have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
