Basketball Game Preview: Valley Vista Monsoon vs. Apollo Hawks

Valley Vista hasn't had much luck against Apollo recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Valley Vista Monsoon will venture away from home to take on the Apollo Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Last Friday, Valley Vista didn't have quite enough to beat Shadow Ridge and fell 56-54.

Meanwhile, Apollo came up short against West Point on Tuesday and fell 63-56.

Apollo now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Valley Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.

Valley Vista was taken down by Apollo 57-25 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Apollo's Cristian Acevedo, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards. Now that Valley Vista knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.