Basketball Game Preview: Ottawa Pirates vs. Mendota Trojans

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Previous 3 Games

02/13/24 - Away	47-39 W
01/14/23 - Home	59-32 W
12/27/16 - Neutral	56-51 W

Ottawa has gone 3-0 against Mendota recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Ottawa Pirates will look to defend their home court against the Mendota Trojans at 7:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ottawa has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Mendota will arrive with three straight victories.

Ottawa is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since February 21, 2024 last Friday. They lost 65-44 to Marmion.

While Mendota didn't have the best season last year (they finished 14-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They skirted past Sandwich 43-40.

Ottawa's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Mendota, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.

Ottawa was able to grind out a solid win over Mendota when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 47-39. Will Ottawa repeat their success, or does Mendota have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.