Basketball Preview: Valley Vista Monsoon vs. Pinnacle Pioneers
The Valley Vista Monsoon will square off against the Pinnacle Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pinnacle took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Valley Vista, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Valley Vista finally turned things around against Dobson on Wednesday. They took down the Mustangs 51-35. The Monsoon pushed the score to 45-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs cut but never quite recovered from.
Valley Vista's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Javani Jones led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Jones a new career-high in field goal percentage (67%). Parker Counts was another key player, going 6 for 12 en route to 12 points.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 71-49 to Canyon View.
Pinnacle's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Valley Vista, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Valley Vista was able to grind out a solid victory over Pinnacle in their previous matchup back in February of 2021, winning 71-60. Will Valley Vista repeat their success, or does Pinnacle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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