Basketball Game Preview: California Grizzlies vs. San Ramon Valley Wolves

California hasn't had much luck against San Ramon Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The California Grizzlies will look to defend their home court against the San Ramon Valley Wolves at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with California sitting on eight straight wins and San Ramon Valley on four.

California will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Granada, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. California strolled past Granada with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 68-51. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Matadors are ranked 413th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

California can attribute much of their success to Emeka Ifediora, who posted 19 points. Those 19 points gave Ifediora a new career-high. Brayde Kuykendall was another key player, putting up 13 points.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask San Ramon Valley). They snuck past Amador Valley with an 88-82 victory on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Wolves were the better team in the second half.

San Ramon Valley is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.3 points per game. As for California, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.

California took a serious blow against San Ramon Valley in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 74-39. Will California have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.