Basketball Game Preview: Imperial Tigers vs. Calexico Bulldogs

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Previous Games

02/07/24 - Home	29-33 L
01/18/24 - Away	31-34 L
02/03/23 - Away	58-34 W
01/17/23 - Home	65-19 W
12/03/22 - Neutral	50-7 W
+ 5 more games

Imperial is 8-2 against Calexico since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Imperial Tigers will host the Calexico Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Imperial is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.

On Tuesday, Imperial earned a 53-42 victory over Yuma Catholic.

Meanwhile, Calexico entered their contest against Central on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Calexico took a 52-35 bruising from Central. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Imperial is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.2 points per game. As for Calexico, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-13.

Imperial came up short against Calexico in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 33-29. Can Imperial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.