The Ygnacio Valley Wolves will square off against the College Park Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ygnacio Valley comes in on six and College Park on nine.
Ygnacio Valley will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Northgate, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Ygnacio Valley was the clear victor by a 62-41 margin over Northgate on Thursday.
01/30/25 @ Northgate | 22 |
12/27/24 vs Murrieta Valley | 17 |
11/29/24 vs Branson | 16 |
11/28/23 vs Marshall | 12 |
12/26/24 @ Pacifica Christian | 12 |
Ygnacio Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Preston Oliver out in front who went 9 for 10 en route to 22 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Oliver a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Antonio Kellogg Jr, who posted 14 points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Ygnacio Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northgate only racked up five assists.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, College Park beat Pittsburg 74-69 on Saturday.
College Park's win came from a few key players Ygnacio Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Mathys Joseph, who earned 23 points. Another player making a difference was Miles Cooper, who had 20 points.
Ygnacio Valley's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.3 points per game. As for College Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Ygnacio Valley and College Park are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Ygnacio Valley hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 64.6 points per game. However, it's not like College Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 63.3 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Ygnacio Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over College Park when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 58-48. Will Ygnacio Valley repeat their success, or does College Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.