Basketball Game Preview: Granite Hills Cougars vs. Victor Valley Jackrabbits
By Team Reports
Jan 12, 2025, 4:43am
Basketball Preview: Granite Hills Cougars vs. Victor Valley Jackrabbits
Granite Hills hasn't had much luck against Victor Valley recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Granite Hills Cougars will face off against the Victor Valley Jackrabbits at 7:00 p.m.
Granite Hills is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Adelanto and fell 58-31. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1141st, while the Saints are ranked 251st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Victor Valley). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging an 82-54 victory over Barstow. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Jackrabbits have posted against the Aztecs since January 11, 2022.
Victor Valley's win came from a few key players Granite Hills will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was AXEL SOSA, who went 7 for 10 on his way to 20 points. That's the most points he has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of ISAIAH BUTLER, who went 6 of 12 en route to 19 points.
Victor Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Granite Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Granite Hills couldn't quite finish off Victor Valley in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 and fell 64-61. Can Granite Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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