Basketball Recap: Ygnacio Valley Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Wolves

Previous Games

02/04/25 vs College Park	85-58
01/30/25 @ Northgate	62-41
01/24/25 @ Concord	98-44
01/22/25 vs Miramonte	77-46
01/20/25 vs Elk Grove	62-59
+ 2 more games

Ygnacio Valley entered their tilt with College Park on Tuesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They claimed a resounding 85-58 win over the College Park Falcons. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Falcons are ranked 291st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Antonio Kellogg Jr was his usual excellent self, going 12 of 20 en route to 28 points in addition to five assists and four steals. He has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Todd Tatom Jr., who went 9 for 14 on his way to 22 points.

Ygnacio Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive matches.

College Park's loss came despite strong showings from Mathys Joseph and Steven Barnett. Joseph posted 16 points, while Barnett scored eight points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Miles Cooper, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine boards.

Ygnacio Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for College Park, with the loss, they broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-8.

Ygnacio Valley and Alhambra will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Ygnacio Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests. As for College Park, they will challenge Campolindo at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Campolindo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57 points per game this season.