Basketball Game Preview: Surprise Valley Hornets vs. Dunsmuir Tigers

Surprise Valley has gone 8-2 against Dunsmuir recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Surprise Valley Hornets will look to defend their home court against the Dunsmuir Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Surprise Valley is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Burney just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a blow against the Raiders, falling 54-26. The Hornets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-13.

Surprise Valley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Emma Harris, who posted 12 points, and Gennasys Fernandez, who scored eight points. The dominant performance gave Harris a new career-high in points.

Meanwhile, Dunsmuir was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 52-18 loss at the hands of Big Valley.

Surprise Valley will have to contain Cyla Clemens as she made an impact in Dunsmuir's last game. She put up 11 points. That was a full 61.1% of Dunsmuir's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Devon Holland was another key player, putting up eight points.

Dunsmuir's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Surprise Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.

Surprise Valley couldn't quite finish off Dunsmuir in their previous meeting back in January and fell 45-42. Will Surprise Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.