Calexico hasn't had much luck against Imperial recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Calexico Bulldogs will welcome the Imperial Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
Calexico is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Central on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Calexico was outmatched by Central and fell 68-37. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-11.
Meanwhile, Imperial came tearing into Saturday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 48-28 victory. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 20 points or more this season.
Imperial's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.5 points over those games. As for Calexico, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
Calexico was taken down by Imperial 56-15 in their previous meeting back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Calexico was down 35-5.
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