Basketball Game Preview: College Park Falcons vs. Ygnacio Valley Wolves

By Team Reports Feb 2, 2025, 1:57am

Basketball Preview: College Park Falcons vs. Ygnacio Valley Wolves

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The College Park Falcons are taking a road trip to take on the Ygnacio Valley Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. College Park will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.

On Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, College Park beat Pittsburg 74-69.

Mathys Joseph

Points (Career)

02/01/25 @ Pittsburg23
01/03/25 vs Livermore21
01/17/25 vs Northgate18
01/28/25 vs Miramonte18
12/16/23 @ San Rafael17

College Park's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mathys Joseph, who posted 23 points. The dominant performance gave Joseph a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Miles Cooper, who earned 20 points.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Ygnacio Valley on Thursday. They blew past Northgate 62-41. The victory was familiar territory for the Wolves who have now won six games in a row.

Ygnacio Valley's win came from a few key players College Park will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Preston Oliver, who went 9 of 10 en route to 22 points and six boards. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Antonio Kellogg Jr was another key player, putting up 14 points along with five rebounds and four steals.

Ygnacio Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.

Ygnacio Valley pushed their record up to 15-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.3 points per game. As for College Park, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as College Park and Ygnacio Valley are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. College Park hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 63.3 points per game. However, it's not like Ygnacio Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64.6 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

College Park came up short against Ygnacio Valley in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 58-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kellogg Jr, who went 9 for 11 on his way to 28 points and four steals. Now that College Park knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.

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