Basketball Recap: De La Salle North Catholic Gets Big Victory over Higher-Ranked Valley Catholic

Valley Catholic typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday De La Salle North Catholic proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 61-52 victory over the Valley Catholic Valiants. The win was all the more spectacular given the Knights' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Valiants are ranked 18th).

Knights

Previous 5 Games

01/23/25 @ Valley Catholic	61-52
01/17/25 vs Horizon Christian	67-59
01/14/25 @ Portland Adventist Academy	46-50
01/11/25 vs Valley Catholic	44-58
01/11/25 vs Valley Catholic	44-58

De La Salle North Catholic's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-9. As for Valley Catholic, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5.

De La Salle North Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 61-52 defeat against Westside Christian on the 25th. Valley Catholic has also already played their next contest (against Junction City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.