Basketball Game Preview: Mendota Aztecs vs. Avenal Buccaneers

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Previous Games

01/21/25 - Away	60-11 W
01/30/24 - Home	78-15 W
01/12/24 - Away	86-11 W
01/31/23 - Home	73-24 W
01/13/23 - Away	58-17 W
+ 5 more games

Mendota has gone 10-0 against Avenal recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mendota Aztecs will welcome the Avenal Buccaneers at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mendota has eight straight wins, Avenal has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Mendota is returning to their home court after beating Coalinga on theirs, despite the fact Coalinga has dominated at home this season. Mendota came out on top against Coalinga by a score of 44-35 on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Avenal played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 43-7 defeat at the hands of Firebaugh. The game marked the Buccaneers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Mendota has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.1 points per game. As for Avenal, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.

Everything came up roses for Mendota against Avenal in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 60-11 victory. In that contest, Mendota amassed a halftime lead of 30-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.