Basketball Game Preview: Ygnacio Valley Wolves vs. Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles

Ygnacio Valley hasn't had much luck against Clayton Valley Charter recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ygnacio Valley Wolves will be playing at home against the Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles at 7:00 p.m.

Ygnacio Valley is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell 58-45 to Campolindo.

Meanwhile, Clayton Valley Charter posted their biggest victory since December 13, 2024 on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Alhambra as Clayton Valley Charter made off with a 58-33 win. Given the Ugly Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 400th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Ygnacio Valley better keep an eye on Jett Tran. He was instrumental in Clayton Valley Charter's win, going 6 for 8 from beyond the arc on his way to 20 points. Those 20 points gave Tran a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Grissom, who posted nine points.

Ygnacio Valley's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Clayton Valley Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.

Ygnacio Valley and Clayton Valley Charter were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but Ygnacio Valley came up empty-handed after a 62-61 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clayton Valley Charter's Elijah Perryman, who went 7 of 11 en route to 22 points in addition to eight assists and five boards. Now that Ygnacio Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.