Recap: West Valley Eagles vs. University Prep Panthers
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the West Valley Eagles can now relate to. They fell to the Panthers 51-47. West Valley's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
West Valley's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kayla Wiley, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds. Wiley hasn't dropped below 15 points for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Rainessa Matthews, who scored eight points along with ten rebounds and two steals.
West Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 23-8. As for University Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season.
West Valley will head out on the road to challenge Mt. Diablo at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully West Valley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Saturday. As for University Prep, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Riverbank at 7:00 p.m. University Prep is coming into the game with 11 straight victories at home, so Riverbank will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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