Basketball Game Preview: Lodi Academy Titans vs. Vanguard College Prep Lions

The Lodi Academy Titans will square off against the Vanguard College Prep Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Lodi Academy's tournament run continued when they took on Escondido Adventist Academy on Friday. Lodi Academy took a 47-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Escondido Adventist Academy. The loss continues a trend for the Titans in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, Vanguard College Prep unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Monday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 59-58 to Stockton Christian.

Lodi Academy will need focus on slowing down Xavier Lopez, one of several Vanguard College Prep players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 17 points. The match was Lopez's third in a row with at least ten points. Julian Castillo was another key player, putting up seven points and seven assists.

Lodi Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Vanguard College Prep, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 11-11.

Lodi Academy was taken down by Vanguard College Prep 70-37 when the teams last played on January 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lopez, who went 12 for 21 on his way to 35 points and five boards. Now that Lodi Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.