Avenal hasn't had much luck against Mendota recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Avenal Buccaneers are taking a road trip to take on the Mendota Aztecs at 6:30 p.m.
Avenal is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They were beaten by Firebaugh 43-7. The Buccaneers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 24-2.
Meanwhile, Mendota entered their tilt with Coalinga on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They walked away with a 44-35 victory over the Horned Toads.
Mendota pushed their record up to 22-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.2 points per game. As for Avenal, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
Avenal was dealt a bruising 60-11 defeat at the hands of Mendota in their previous meeting back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Avenal was down 30-7.
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