Basketball Game Preview: Chula Vista Spartans vs. Brawley Wildcats

The Chula Vista Spartans are taking a road trip to square off against the Brawley Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Chula Vista is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 44-35 win over Horizon Prep. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly nine points.

Meanwhile, Brawley had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Griffins 57-21. 57 seems to be a good number for the Wildcats as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.

Brawley pushed their record up to 17-11 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.5 points over those games. As for Chula Vista, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-18.

Chula Vista came up short against Brawley in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 42-37. Can Chula Vista avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.