Basketball Recap: Valhalla Comes Up Short

Valhalla was the 37-33 winner over Santana when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Valhalla Norsemen lost to the Santana Sultans on the road by a 50-35 margin on Friday.

Despite the loss, Valhalla still got an impressive performance from Ava Miles, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. Miles has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Milana Kasyouhannon was another key player, putting up eight points along with eight boards and three steals.

Leading Santana to victory were Sam Mora and Harper Diaz. Mora posted 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and six steals, while Diaz scored 11 points along with eight boards and six steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Mora has scored at least a third of Santana's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lala Carreno, who had six points.

Valhalla's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Santana, their record now sits at 15-4.

Valhalla will host West Hills at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Valhalla: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home dating back to last season, while West Hills has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road. As for Santana, they and Madison will face off at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Madison has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.