Basketball Game Preview: Poly Bears vs. Valley View Eagles

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Previous Games

01/14/25 - Away	78-46 W
01/26/22 - Away	75-40 W
01/07/22 - Home	62-47 W
05/20/21 - Away	64-52 W
05/12/21 - Home	70-62 W
+ 5 more games

Poly is 10-0 against Valley View since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Poly Bears will host the Valley View Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Poly will be strutting in after a win while Valley View will be coming in after a loss.

Last Tuesday, Poly didn't have too much trouble with Arlington as they won 55-37. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Lions are ranked 422nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Valley View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were beaten by Rancho Christian 71-43. Valley View was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-19.

Poly will have to contain Kenneth Hutchinson as he made an impact in Valley View's last game. He went 5 of 11 en route to 14 points. Noah Grenier was another key player, putting up five points.

Poly is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points per game. As for Valley View, their loss dropped their record down to 4-20.

Everything came up roses for Poly against Valley View in their previous meeting on January 14th, as the team secured a 78-46 victory. In that matchup, Poly amassed a halftime lead of 47-18, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.