Basketball Game Preview: KIPP San Jose Collegiate Wolfpack vs. North Valley Baptist Bulldogs

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Previous Games

01/30/25 - Home	47-45 W
01/30/24 - Home	58-39 W
01/09/24 - Away	57-50 W
02/14/23 - Neutral	52-55 L
02/07/23 - Home	54-52 W
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KIPP San Jose Collegiate has gone 8-2 against North Valley Baptist recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The KIPP San Jose Collegiate Wolfpack will take on the North Valley Baptist Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

KIPP San Jose Collegiate will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 34-point drubbing they dealt Cindy Avitia on Friday. KIPP San Jose Collegiate simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Cindy Avitia 63-29. The win was familiar territory for the Wolfpack who have now won seven contests in a row.

Meanwhile, North Valley Baptist blew past KIPP Navigate College Prep, posting a 65-28 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 559th, while the Tigers are ranked 1300th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

KIPP San Jose Collegiate better keep an eye on Dom Lara. He was instrumental in North Valley Baptist's win, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds. Lara is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least 11 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Medikondu, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.

North Valley Baptist was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.

KIPP San Jose Collegiate has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for North Valley Baptist, their record is now 11-1.

KIPP San Jose Collegiate skirted past North Valley Baptist 47-45 when the teams last played on Thursday. The rematch might be a little tougher for KIPP San Jose Collegiate since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.