The Santa Ynez boys basketball team hasn’t had the best luck against Mission Prep.

The Pirates have lost the last six meetings dating back to 2012.

But every cloud has a silver lining.

The Royals defeated the Pirates in their season opener 81-55 in San Luis Obispo but Santa Ynez coach Rod Caughell said it was a good test to see where they are.

“I like where we are at but we need to play more cohesively and come together as a team” Caughell said. “This game really set a bar and it was a wakeup call.”

Mission Prep (1-0) didn’t waste any time coming out of the gates quickly.

Jackson Esparza, Blake Boudreau and Hunter Drake hit a trio of 3-pointers and the Royals held a 19-5 lead.

“We didn’t come out of the gate ready to play basketball,” Caughell said. “They were a lot more aggressive

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