The Portola Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Tustin Tillers at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Portola is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Portola's tournament run continued when they took on Oxnard on Saturday. Portola took a 67-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Oxnard. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 524th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 102nd).
Tustin has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 50-38 to Tesoro on Monday.
Portola's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Tustin, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-6.
Portola strolled past Tustin in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 by a score of 52-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Portola since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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