Bullard is 0-10 against San Joaquin Memorial since January of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The Bullard Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bullard will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Fresno, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Bullard blew past Fresno 63-21 on Tuesday. The victory was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Meanwhile, San Joaquin Memorial came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Rough Riders as they made off with a 60-39 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Rough Riders are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
San Joaquin Memorial pushed their record up to 17-5 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 40.9 points. As for Bullard, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Bullard lost to San Joaquin Memorial on the road by a decisive 64-50 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Bullard avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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