Basketball Game Preview: Santa Rosa Academy Rangers vs. San Jacinto Valley Academy Wolves

Santa Rosa Academy is 2-8 against San Jacinto Valley Academy since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Santa Rosa Academy Rangers will challenge the San Jacinto Valley Academy Wolves at 5:00 p.m.

Santa Rosa Academy is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a 57-10 loss at the hands of Temecula Prep. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1248th, while the Patriots are ranked 581st).

Meanwhile, everything went San Jacinto Valley Academy's way against California Military Institute on Wednesday as San Jacinto Valley Academy made off with a 47-27 victory. The Wolves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.

San Jacinto Valley Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-7. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.3 points per game. As for Santa Rosa Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.

Santa Rosa Academy was taken down by San Jacinto Valley Academy 54-7 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of San Jacinto Valley Academy's Kaahliyah Lacy, who dropped a triple-double on 37 points, 13 boards, and 17 steals. Now that Santa Rosa Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.