Basketball Game Preview: Coalinga Horned Toads vs. Mendota Aztecs

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Previous Games

02/09/24 - Home	44-41 W
01/23/24 - Away	40-34 W
02/10/23 - Away	45-46 L
01/24/23 - Home	31-36 L
02/11/22 - Home	58-32 W
+ 5 more games

Coalinga has gone 8-2 against Mendota recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Coalinga Horned Toads will venture away from home to challenge the Mendota Aztecs at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Mendota is hoping to do what Avenal couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Coalinga's winning streak, which now stands at 12 games. Coalinga blew past Avenal, posting a 66-15 victory. The contest marked the Horned Toads' most dominant win of the season.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Mendota on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Dos Palos out of the water with a 67-22 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Aztecs had established a 30 point advantage.

Coalinga's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.4 points. As for Mendota, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-5.

Coalinga came out on top in a nail-biter against Mendota in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 44-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coalinga since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.