Ventura is on a three-game streak of home losses, Buena an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Wednesday. The Ventura Cougars will host the Buena Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Ventura lost to Santa Barbara on the road by a 71-57 margin. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Dons are ranked 60th).
Meanwhile, Buena came up short against Pacifica on Monday and fell 71-64.
Buena's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Ventura, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Ventura strolled past Buena when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 58-41. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Buena's Luke Ortiz, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine boards. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be easier for Ventura to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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