Basketball Game Preview: Lake Balboa College Prep Cougars vs. Valor Academy

The Lake Balboa College Prep Cougars will challenge Valor Academy at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Valor Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lake Balboa College Prep, who comes in off a win.

Lake Balboa College Prep will bounce into Friday's match after beating Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Lake Balboa College Prep slipped by Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology 27-26 on Wednesday.

Celine Assio was her usual excellent self, putting up 19 points. That makes it ten consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Lake Balboa College Prep's points.

Meanwhile, Valor Academy had to suffer through a 55-19 loss at the hands of Sun Valley Magnet.

Lake Balboa College Prep pushed their record up to 4-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.0 points per game. As for Valor Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.

Lake Balboa College Prep beat Valor Academy 36-29 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Lake Balboa College Prep repeat their success, or does Valor Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.