Basketball Game Preview: Valley Park Hawks vs. Herculaneum Black Cats

By Team Reports Feb 15, 2024, 5:33am

Preview: Valley Park Hawks vs. Herculaneum Black Cats

The Valley Park Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Herculaneum Black Cats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Park has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 954 points over their last 14 matches.

In what's become a running theme this season, Valley Park gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past Bayless 69-37 on the road.

Meanwhile, Herculaneum scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They walked away with a 79-68 victory over Bismarck. The victory was just what Herculaneum needed coming off of a 66-45 defeat in their prior match.

Valley Park pushed their record up to 16-6 with that win, which was their 11th straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points per game. As for Herculaneum, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season.

Valley Park came up short against Herculaneum when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 64-53. Can Valley Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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