Basketball Game Preview: Cripple Creek-Victor Pioneers vs. Fountain Valley Danes

Cripple Creek-Victor is 0-4 against Fountain Valley since January of 2017 but things could change on Thursday. The Cripple Creek-Victor Pioneers will be playing at home against the Fountain Valley Danes at 6:30 p.m.

Cripple Creek-Victor is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. The contest between them and Creede didn't end well, with Cripple Creek-Victor falling 44-28.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fountain Valley). They blew past Miami-Yoder, posting an 83-50 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Danes, who have now won four games in a row.

Fountain Valley's win came from a few key players Cripple Creek-Victor will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Robert Dixon, who posted 21 points. Jaden Lopez-Hardy was another key player, putting up 21 points.

Fountain Valley pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points over those games. As for Cripple Creek-Victor, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.

Cripple Creek-Victor was dealt a bruising 78-15 defeat at the hands of Fountain Valley when the teams last played back in January of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fountain Valley's Asa Almgren, who had six points along with 12 rebounds and five blocks. Now that Cripple Creek-Victor knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.