Basketball Game Preview: Imperial Tigers vs. Vincent Memorial Scots

Imperial is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Vincent Memorial is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Imperial Tigers will welcome the Vincent Memorial Scots at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

On Friday, Imperial took their matchup with ease, bagging a 64-15 win over Central. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 27 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Vincent Memorial had just enough and edged Calexico out 52-50 on Thursday. Given the Scots' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 834th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Vincent Memorial's win came from a few key players Imperial will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dafne Borunda, who posted 13 points and five steals. She has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniella Ortega, who put up 14 points.

Vincent Memorial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.9 points per game. As for Imperial, their victory bumped their record up to 19-4.

Imperial strolled past Vincent Memorial in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 47-31. Will Imperial repeat their success, or does Vincent Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.