Basketball Game Preview: Lakeview Charter Lions vs. Valley Oaks CES Vanguards
By Team Reports
Jan 5, 2025, 3:15am
Basketball Preview: Lakeview Charter Lions vs. Valley Oaks CES Vanguards
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| 01/30/23 - Away | 2-0 W |
| 01/20/23 - Home | 79-4 W |
| 01/28/22 - Away | 0-0 T |
| 01/12/22 - Home | 0-0 T |
| 01/24/20 - Home | 61-10 W |
| + 5 more games |
Lakeview Charter is 10-0 against Valley Oaks CES since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Lakeview Charter Lions will head out to take on the Valley Oaks CES Vanguards at 2:00 p.m. Valley Oaks CES took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Lakeview Charter, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Lakeview Charter turned things around against Sherman Oaks CES on Saturday. They greeted the New Year with with a 48-31 win over the Knights. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Lions' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 573rd, while the Knights are ranked 248th).
Evelyn Quinonez was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 13 steals. That makes it eight consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Lakeview Charter's points. Liliana Word was another key player, going 7 for 10 on her way to 15 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Valley Oaks CES was not able to break out of their rough patch back in December of 2024 as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Poly 76-4. The Vanguards were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-4.
Jennifer Acosta was Valley Oaks CES's leading scorer, having posted three points.
Valley Oaks CES's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Lakeview Charter, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Lakeview Charter came out on top in a nail-biter against Valley Oaks CES in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. Will Lakeview Charter repeat their success, or does Valley Oaks CES have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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