The La Plata Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Green City Gophers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: La Plata has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Green City will arrive with seven straight victories.
Last Monday, La Plata lost to Sturgeon at home by a decisive 60-42 margin. That's two games in a row now that La Plata has lost by exactly 18 points.
Meanwhile, Green City scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 99-23 victory over Linn County on the road. Green City has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 23 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Green City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xander Salas, who almost dropped a triple-double on 12 points, nine assists, and nine steals. Salas hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Kaden Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
La Plata has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. As for Green City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season.
La Plata was dealt a bruising 70-39 defeat at the hands of Green City in their previous matchup last Monday. The match was all but decided by halftime, at which point La Plata was down 47-15.
