A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Westminster Lions duke it out with the Valencia Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday... The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Westminster has struggled recently with 12 defeats in a row, while Valencia will arrive with five straight victories.
On Saturday, Westminster took a blow against Servite, falling 82-20. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1149th, while the Friars are ranked 203rd).
Meanwhile, Valencia beat Laguna Hills 70-60 on Wednesday.
Valencia's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.9 points per game. As for Westminster, their loss dropped their record down to 5-20.
Westminster took a serious blow against Valencia when the teams last played back in January, falling 69-32. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Westminster was down 38-13.
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