Basketball Game Preview: Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils vs. Arete Prep CHARGERS

Two dominant centers in Nathan Harris and Crew Oetjen are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils will challenge the Arete Prep CHARGERS at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Santa Cruz Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past San Manuel, posting a 77-22 win. Winning may never get old, but the Dust Devils sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Meanwhile, Arete Prep didn't have quite enough to beat Veritas Prep on Wednesday and fell 66-63. The CHARGERS have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Santa Cruz Valley's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Arete Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.

Santa Cruz Valley took a serious blow against Arete Prep in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 66-32. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Arete Prep's Harrison Kremer, who went 9 for 12 on his way to 27 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Now that Santa Cruz Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.