Preview: Hopewell Vikings vs. Central Valley Warriors
Hopewell is 0-10 against Central Valley since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hopewell Vikings will look to defend their home court against the Central Valley Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Hopewell is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Last Wednesday, Hopewell came up short against Northgate and fell 63-50. While losing is never fun, Hopewell can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 495th, while Northgate is ranked 151st).
Meanwhile, Central Valley pushed their score all the way to 65 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 73-65 to North Catholic. Central Valley has struggled against North Catholic recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Hopewell has been struggling recently, as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season. As for Central Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Things could have been worse for Hopewell, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 51-37 loss to Central Valley when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Will Hopewell have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.