Preview: Valley Central Vikings vs. Wallkill Panthers
The Valley Central Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wallkill Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Valley Central beat Onteora 42-36.
Meanwhile, Wallkill scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 70-50 margin over Marlboro Central. Wallkill has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
Zoe Mesuch continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 37 points along with six rebounds and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Alex Dembinsky, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Valley Central's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-7. As for Wallkill, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Valley Central was taken down by Wallkill 65-36 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wallkill's Sam Dembinsky, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Valley Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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