Basketball Game Preview: Firebaugh Eagles vs. Dos Palos Broncos

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Previous Games

01/21/25 - Home	65-19 W
12/20/24 - Away	47-23 W
02/06/24 - Away	45-19 W
01/19/24 - Home	62-20 W
12/16/23 - Neutral	58-17 W
+ 5 more games

Firebaugh has gone 8-2 against Dos Palos recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Firebaugh Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Dos Palos Broncos at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Firebaugh is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Avenal: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Firebaugh blew Avenal out of the water with a 43-7 final score. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 24 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Dos Palos, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They really took it to Tranquillity for the full four quarters, racking up a 51-24 win. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Broncos had established a 24 point advantage.

Dos Palos found their leader in freshman Brionte Neal, who posted 20 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Neal has scored at least a third of Dos Palos' points. Another player making a difference was Athena Correa, who had 12 points.

Firebaugh has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.2 points per game. As for Dos Palos, their victory bumped their record up to 8-12.

Everything came up roses for Firebaugh against Dos Palos in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 65-19 win. In that matchup, Firebaugh amassed a halftime lead of 45-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.