Avenal is on a four-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Alpaugh a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The Avenal Buccaneers will host the Alpaugh Buffalos at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Avenal is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Chowchilla on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Avenal was dealt a 54-24 defeat at the hands of Chowchilla. The Buccaneers were down 44-13 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Alpaugh was beaten by Maricopa 60-28 on Tuesday. The Buffalos were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-15.
Alpaugh's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Avenal, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Avenal against Alpaugh when the teams last played back in December of 2021, as the squad secured a 72-33 victory. Will Avenal repeat their success, or does Alpaugh have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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