Preview: Andover Trojans vs. Valley Center Hornets
Andover is 10-0 against Valley Center since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Andover Trojans will look to defend their home court against the Valley Center Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Andover humbled Salina Central with a 76-43 victory. Given Andover's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while Salina Central is ranked 179th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Andover's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Blake Rucker, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 3 assists, and Quenci Bradford, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Rucker is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 18 or more in the last eight games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Griffin Hand, who scored eight points.
Valley Center has not had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They strolled past South with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 72-58.
Andover has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Valley Center, their win ended a 13-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-15.
Andover strolled past Valley Center in their previous meeting on February 2nd by a score of 68-52. Will Andover repeat their success, or does Valley Center have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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