Basketball Game Preview: Northgate Broncos vs. Ygnacio Valley Wolves

By Team Reports Jan 29, 2025, 1:26am

Basketball Preview: Northgate Broncos vs. Ygnacio Valley Wolves

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Northgate has gone 6-1 against Ygnacio Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Northgate Broncos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ygnacio Valley Wolves at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Northgate sitting on four straight victories and Ygnacio Valley on five.

On Tuesday, everything went Northgate's way against Alhambra as Northgate made off with a 58-34 win. The Broncos have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.

Nico Martin had an outrageously good game as he went 7 for 11 en route to 19 points and six rebounds. David Harris was another key player, going 5 of 9 on his way to 11 points and three blocks.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ygnacio Valley). They breezed by Concord to the tune of 98-44 on Friday. With the Wolves ahead 61-15 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Ygnacio Valley's win came from a few key players Northgate will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jalan Cody, who went 7 for 12 en route to 21 points and seven boards. Those 21 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Antonio Kellogg Jr, who went 9 of 11 on his way to 19 points.

Northgate has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Ygnacio Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Northgate has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 25.6 boards per game. However, it's not like Ygnacio Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.4 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Northgate was taken down by Ygnacio Valley 84-54 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kellogg Jr, who posted 19 points in addition to seven assists and six steals. Now that Northgate knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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