Turlock and Gregori are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but not for long. The Turlock Bulldogs will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Gregori Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. Turlock knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Gregori likes a good challenge.
Turlock is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Modesto to the tune of 81-43 on Wednesday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 460th, while the Panthers are ranked 1103rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gregori didn't have quite enough to beat Pitman on Wednesday and fell 46-44. The match marked the Jaguars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Turlock will have to keep a close watch on Mason Marsden and Jayson Powers, a pair of players who had a big impact on Gregori's prior game. Marsden almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds, while Powers posted 12 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Marsden continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Smith, who had four points and six boards.
Turlock is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Gregori, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-5.
Turlock came up short against Gregori in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 69-62. Will Turlock have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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