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| 02/02/24 - Neutral | 53-71 L |
| 01/22/24 - Away | 39-66 L |
| 01/20/23 - Home | 78-57 W |
| 01/28/22 - Home | 62-51 W |
| 01/04/22 - Away | 86-36 W |
| + 5 more games |
Portola is 8-2 against Irvine since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Portola Bulldogs will look to defend their home court against the Irvine Vaqueros at 7:00 p.m. Portola has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with eight straight defeats, while Irvine will come in with ten straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Portola came up short against Sage Hill and fell 49-38.
Meanwhile, Irvine hadn't done well against Woodbridge recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Irvine walked away with a 51-41 victory over Woodbridge. Given the Vaqueros' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Warriors are ranked 426th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Irvine pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Portola, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Things could have been worse for Portola, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 71-53 loss to Irvine in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Irvine's Cooper Stearns, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 20 points along with eight assists and six boards. Now that Portola knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
