The Avenal Buccaneers will venture away from home to challenge the Tranquillity Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Avenal and six for Tranquillity.
Avenal is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Mendota on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Avenal took a blow against Mendota, falling 60-11. The Buccaneers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-7.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 67-20, which was the final score in Tranquillity's tilt against Coalinga on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1281st, while the Horned Toads are ranked 283rd).
Avenal's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Tranquillity, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
Avenal was able to grind out a solid victory over Tranquillity in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 40-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Avenal since the squad 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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