Basketball Game Preview: Oxnard Yellowjackets vs. Santa Barbara Dons

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01/09/25 - Away	79-36 W
01/25/24 - Away	58-33 W
01/04/24 - Home	89-15 W
01/21/23 - Home	67-47 W
12/14/22 - Away	51-24 W
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Oxnard is 8-2 against Santa Barbara since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Oxnard Yellowjackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Santa Barbara Dons at 7:00 p.m. Santa Barbara took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Oxnard, who comes in off a win.

Last Tuesday, Oxnard didn't have too much trouble with Pacifica as they won 48-30. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Tritons are ranked 443rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Santa Barbara was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a blow against Dos Pueblos, falling 64-37.

Oxnard is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.2 points per game. As for Santa Barbara, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-18.

Everything came up roses for Oxnard against Santa Barbara in their previous meeting on January 9th, as the team secured a 79-36 victory. Does Oxnard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santa Barbara turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.