Basketball Game Preview: Kennedy Titans vs. Amador Valley Dons

The Kennedy Titans will venture away from home to take on the Amador Valley Dons at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Kennedy's tournament run continued when they took on St. Patrick-St. Vincent on Friday. Kennedy's2024 ended with a 75-58 defeat against St. Patrick-St. Vincent.

Meanwhile, Amador Valley entered their tilt with El Capitan on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Gauchos 70-42. Given the Dons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Gauchos are ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Amador Valley's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Kennedy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.

Kennedy lost to Amador Valley on the road by a decisive 71-57 margin when the teams last played back in January. Can Kennedy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.