Basketball Game Preview: Central City Value Jaguars vs. Orthopaedic Vipers

Central City Value is 9-1 against Orthopaedic since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Central City Value Jaguars just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Orthopaedic Vipers at 2:00 p.m. Orthopaedic took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Central City Value, who comes in off a win.

Central City Value took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Animo Bunche as Central City Value made off with a 37-16 win. The Jaguars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 21 points or more this season.

Natasha Garcia

Steals

02/11/25 vs Animo Bunche	11
02/05/25 @ Aspire Ollin	9
02/03/25 vs USC-MAE	8
01/31/25 vs Orthopaedic	7
01/29/25 @ Animo Bunche	10
+ 5 more games

Central City Value's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Natasha Garcia, who posted seven points and 11 steals. Garcia has been hot for a while, having posted three or more steals the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kimberly Jacinto, who earned eight points along with eight boards and five steals.

Central City Value smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 26 consecutive matches dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Orthopaedic lost to Annenberg at home by a 31-12 margin on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Vipers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1226th, while the Panthers are ranked 503rd).

Central City Value has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 15.7 points over those games. As for Orthopaedic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.

Central City Value didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Orthopaedic in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 24-19 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central City Value since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.