The Willow Glen Rams will square off against the Evergreen Valley Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
If Willow Glen beats Evergreen Valley with 62 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Willow Glen strolled past Leland with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 62-46. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Chargers are ranked 808th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Natalia Valerio
| 02/11/25 @ Leland | 56% |
| 02/06/25 vs Branham | 55% |
| 01/30/25 vs Pioneer | 31% |
| 01/23/25 @ Evergreen Valley | 14% |
| 01/21/25 vs Leland | 32% |
| + 10 more games |
Natalia Valerio was her usual excellent self, going 9-for-16 en route to 23 points in addition to five boards and three steals. What's more, she also posted a 56% shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Sophia Diaz, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Evergreen Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They blew past Pioneer 57-29 on Tuesday. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Evergreen Valley's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points over those games. As for Willow Glen, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Willow Glen came up short against Evergreen Valley when the teams last played back in January, falling 50-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Evergreen Valley's Aastha Bhagat, who posted 22 points along with six boards and five assists. Now that Willow Glen knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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