Basketball Game Preview: Pinnacle Pioneers vs. Valley Vista Monsoon

Pinnacle is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Valley Vista is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pinnacle Pioneers will welcome the Valley Vista Monsoon on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Pinnacle is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They beat Mesquite by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 42-40. The win continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won three in a row.

Meanwhile, Valley Vista faced Salpointe Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Valley Vista came out on top against Salpointe Catholic by a score of 71-59. That's two games straight that the Monsoon have won by exactly 12 points.

Valley Vista is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.4 points over those games. Pinnacle's victory bumped their record up to 25-5.

Pinnacle skirted past Valley Vista 61-58 in their previous matchup back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Valley Vista's Kinsey Murray, who shot 58% from the field on her way to 24 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pinnacle still be able to contain Murray? There's only one way to find out.