Oxnard has gone 9-1 against Buena recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Oxnard Yellowjackets will host the Buena Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Buena is facing Oxnard at the wrong time: Oxnard suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They were outmatched by the Cougars and fell 66-39. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Cougars are ranked 12th).
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The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Sofia Salgado, who posted 11 points and three steals. She has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sienna Angell, who put up 16 points.
Meanwhile, Buena came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 58-49 win over the Chargers.
Buena's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Oxnard, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3.
Oxnard came up short against Buena in their previous matchup back in January, falling 49-40. Can Oxnard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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