Basketball Game Preview: Banning Pilots vs. Rancho Dominguez Lobos

vs

Previous Games

01/24/24 - Away	54-22 W
12/08/23 - Home	55-35 W
01/27/23 - Home	38-27 W
01/11/23 - Away	44-39 W
02/02/22 - Away	34-26 W
+ 5 more games

Banning has gone 10-0 against Rancho Dominguez recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Banning Pilots will head out to face off against the Rancho Dominguez Lobos at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Banning saw some tournament action on Saturday. They took a 36-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marymount. While losing is never fun, the Pilots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 780th, while the Sailors are ranked 314th).

Meanwhile, Rancho Dominguez was not able to break out of their rough patch back in December of 2024 as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 37-11 to Fremont. The Lobos were down 34-10 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Rancho Dominguez's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Banning, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.

Everything came up roses for Banning against Rancho Dominguez in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 54-22 victory. Will Banning repeat their success, or does Rancho Dominguez have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.