El Dorado is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Esperanza is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The El Dorado Golden Hawks will welcome the Esperanza Aztecs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Esperanza heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when El Dorado took over last week. El Dorado took down Canyon 50-31 on Tuesday. Given the Golden Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Comanches are ranked 232nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Esperanza earned a 58-46 win over Crean Lutheran on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Aztecs have won by exactly 12 points.
El Dorado is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Esperanza, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 17-9.
El Dorado beat Esperanza 47-39 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will El Dorado repeat their success, or does Esperanza have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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