El Modena is 0-10 against El Dorado since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The El Modena Vanguards will head out on the road to take on the El Dorado Golden Hawks at 5:30 p.m. El Modena comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 25 points in their last seven games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
Last Friday, El Modena came up short against Canyon and fell 31-21. While losing is never fun, El Modena can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 696th, while Canyon is ranked 158th).
Meanwhile, El Dorado's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They fell to Brea Olinda 52-46.
El Modena dropped their record down to 12-12 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 20.3 points per game. As for El Dorado, their loss dropped their record down to 16-8.
El Modena was taken down by El Dorado 57-20 in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Can El Modena avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
