Basketball Game Preview: Baboquivari Warriors vs. Patagonia Lobos

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Previous Games

01/12/24 - Home	80-16 W
01/13/23 - Away	65-30 W
02/08/20 - Neutral	75-60 W
01/13/20 - Home	73-52 W
01/18/19 - Away	80-61 W
+ 5 more games

Baboquivari is 8-1-1 against Patagonia since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Baboquivari Warriors will head out to square off against the Patagonia Lobos at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

On Wednesday, Baboquivari didn't have too much trouble with Santa Rita as they won 69-53. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Patagonia). They blew past Andrada Polytechnic 65-40 on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Lobos sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Baboquivari better keep an eye on Diego Carranza. He was instrumental in Patagonia's win, going 10 of 20 on his way to 20 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. That's the most points Carranza has posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Gavin Arbizo, who posted six points and 12 boards.

Patagonia was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Patagonia's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Baboquivari, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Baboquivari against Patagonia in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the team secured an 80-16 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Baboquivari since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.