Basketball Game Preview: Calipatria Hornets vs. Holtville Vikings

Calipatria is 2-8 against Holtville since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Calipatria Hornets will head out on the road to face off against the Holtville Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Holtville took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Calipatria, who comes in off a win.

If Holtville heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Calipatria took over last week. Calipatria came out on top against Southwest EC by a score of 42-34 on Friday.

Meanwhile, Holtville played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Brawley, falling 58-35. The Vikings have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Calipatria has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season. As for Holtville, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.

Everything went Calipatria's way against Holtville in their previous matchup last Thursday, as Calipatria made off with a 54-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Calipatria since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.