Central Valley is 5-0 against Chambers/Wheeler Central since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Central Valley Cougars will be home for the holidays to greet the Chambers/Wheeler Central Renegades at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central Valley has three straight victories, Chambers/Wheeler Central has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Central Valley has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 23 points or more this season. They blew past Elba 56-30. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 25-1.
Central Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zavyer Wolf led the charge by scoring eight points along with six rebounds and five assists. Wolf also grabbed two+ steals for the first time this season. Another player making a difference was Boston Wood, who scored eight points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 60-33, which was the final score in Chambers/Wheeler Central's tilt against Riverside on Thursday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Chambers/Wheeler Central in their matchups with Riverside: they've now lost nine in a row.
Central Valley's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Chambers/Wheeler Central, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-6.
Central Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Chambers/Wheeler Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, but they still walked away with a 51-46 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Chambers/Wheeler Central's Solan Bowen, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Central Valley to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
