The Dos Palos Broncos had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They took down Tranquillity 34-19 on Tuesday. The victory was just what Dos Palos needed coming off of a 62-20 defeat in their prior match.
Dos Palos found their leader in underclassman Hannah Slimp, who scored 19 points. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Slimp has scored at least a third of Dos Palos' points. Another player making a difference was Athena Correa, who scored nine points.
Dos Palos' victory ended a nine-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-15. As for Tranquillity, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-18.
Dos Palos will head out on the road to face off against Mendota at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Mendota presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Dos Palos in California (Mendota is ranked 395th, while Dos Palos is ranked 1278th). Tranquillity won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Riverdale at 5:30 p.m. on January 24th. Riverdale is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
