Mendota is 10-0 against Tranquillity since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mendota Aztecs will head out on the road to challenge the Tranquillity Tigers at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mendota has eight straight victories, Tranquillity has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mendota stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They really took it to Firebaugh for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-20 victory at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Mendota has posted since December 8, 2023.
Mendota's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jilari Sandoval led the charge by scoring 13 points. Bethany Oliva was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 6-6 at halftime, Tranquillity was not quite Laton's equal in the second half on Wednesday. Tranquillity fell just short of Laton by a score of 15-12. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss Tranquillity has suffered yet this season.
Mendota has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Tranquillity, they bumped their record down to 0-16 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Mendota against Tranquillity in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as the team secured a 65-14 win. With Mendota ahead 32-10 at the half, the match was all but over already.
