Having just played yesterday, the JW North Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Orange Vista Coyotes at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
JW North will head into Wednesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 25) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against King, sneaking past 49-46.
Meanwhile, Orange Vista waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Cougars 67-44. Given the Coyotes' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Cougars are ranked 526th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Orange Vista's win came from a few key players JW North will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Henry Washington, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 11 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. He is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Adrian Viray, who went 7 for 10 on his way to 20 points.
Orange Vista was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Canyon Springs only racked up six assists.
Orange Vista is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points per game. As for JW North, they pushed their record up to 9-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
JW North was able to grind out a solid win over Orange Vista in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, winning 49-39. Does JW North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Orange Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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