Basketball Recap: Valley View Piles Up the Points Against Poly

There's no place like home for Valley View, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging a 64-29 victory over the Poly Bears. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eagles had established a 34 point advantage.

Valley View was led to victory by Mason Long and Jada Booten. Long went 7 of 13 on her way to 23 points along with six boards and six steals, while Booten dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. Booten's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of A'Rae Gaines, who posted four points and eight boards.

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Offensive Rebounds

11/28/23 @ Arlington	28
01/27/24 vs Paloma Valley	26
01/30/25 vs Poly	25
11/17/23 vs Palm Desert	25
11/16/23 vs San Gorgonio	23

Valley View smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January of 2024.

Despite the loss, Poly saw an underclassman step up: freshman Abby Folsom put up ten points. That was a full 34.5% of Poly's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Valley View's win bumped their record up to 15-12. As for Poly, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-13 record this season.

Valley View will face off against Paloma Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Valley View is facing Paloma Valley at the right time seeing as Paloma Valley is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Poly, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-41 victory against JW North on the 1st.