Basketball Recap: Sonoma Valley Picks Up Fifth Straight Win at Home

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Justin-Siena, Sonoma Valley was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They managed a 35-29 victory over the Casa Grande Gauchos. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 345th, while the Gauchos are ranked 963rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous 5 Games (Home)

01/16/25 vs Casa Grande	35-29
01/07/25 vs Vintage	57-33
12/20/24 vs Novato	37-14
12/10/24 vs Piner	50-14
12/07/24 vs Archie Williams	35-34

Sonoma Valley's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.8 points per game. As for Casa Grande, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sonoma Valley will head out to challenge Healdsburg at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Casa Grande has already played their next matchup (against Maria Carrillo), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.