Dos Palos hasn't had much luck against Coalinga recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Dos Palos Broncos will square off against the Coalinga Horned Toads at 6:30 p.m. Dos Palos has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Dos Palos is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Firebaugh by a score of 74-71 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (62), the Broncos still had to take the loss.
Jacquez Jones
| 02/07/25 @ Firebaugh | 24 |
| 02/04/25 vs Tranquillity | 28 |
| 01/31/25 vs Mendota | 17 |
| 01/28/25 @ Avenal | 22 |
Despite their loss, Dos Palos saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jacquez Jones, who posted 24 points, was perhaps the best of all. The matchup was Jones' fourth in a row with at least 17 points. Anthony Lish was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Meanwhile, Coalinga had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.6 points) and they went ahead and made it 15 on Friday. They claimed a resounding 58-24 win over the Tigers. Given the Horned Toads' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 543rd, while the Tigers are ranked 1331st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Coalinga's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points over those games. As for Dos Palos, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-16.
Dos Palos took a serious blow against Coalinga when the teams last played back in January, falling 87-40. Can Dos Palos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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