Basketball Game Preview: Dos Palos Broncos vs. Tranquillity Tigers

The Dos Palos Broncos will square off against the Tranquillity Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Dos Palos is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Mendota on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Dos Palos was beaten by Mendota 45-12. The game marked the Broncos' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Tranquillity was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 75-11 loss at the hands of Firebaugh. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1301st, while the Eagles are ranked 594th).

Dos Palos' defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Tranquillity, their loss dropped their record down to 4-20.

Dos Palos took their victory against Tranquillity in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 39-18. In that matchup, Dos Palos amassed a halftime lead of 27-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.