Basketball Game Preview: Hollister Haybalers vs. Soledad Aztecs

The Hollister Haybalers are taking a road trip to square off against the Soledad Aztecs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Monday, Hollister was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 43-39 to Watsonville. The Haybalers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Soledad unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 49-48 to Alisal. While losing is never fun, the Aztecs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Trojans are ranked 201st).

Soledad's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-3. As for Hollister, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.