Chowchilla has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Mendota Aztecs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Chowchilla had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They secured a 57-51 W over the Pirates. The win was just what Chowchilla needed coming off of a 69-49 loss in their prior match.
Chowchilla got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Zayne Smith out in front who scored 21 points along with two steals. Smith hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Khaled Escheik, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Mendota can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Liberty with a sharp 83-62 win. The victory was familiar territory for Mendota who now have seven in a row.
Chowchilla is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for Mendota, they pushed their record up to 21-8 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Chowchilla opened the new year with a less-than-successful 57-50 defeat to Mendota. Can Chowchilla avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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