Basketball Game Preview: Victor Valley Christian Royals vs. Lucerne Valley Mustangs

The Victor Valley Christian Royals will kick their season off against the Lucerne Valley Mustangs on Friday. Tip off is scheduled at 5:30 p.m.

Last Tuesday, Lucerne Valley didn't have too much trouble with Excelsior Charter as they won 31-17.

Lucerne Valley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.

As for Victor Valley Christian, they've got a clean slate this season. Last year, they finished 1-9.

Victor Valley Christian was taken down by Lucerne Valley 54-15 in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lucerne Valley's Jasmine Pepper, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. Now that Victor Valley Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.