The Napa Grizzlies will take on the Sonoma Valley Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Napa is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Last Monday, Napa came up short against Mt. Eden and fell 58-47.
Meanwhile, Sonoma Valley made easy work of Lower Lake on Monday and carried off a 71-47 win. The Dragons pushed the score to 61-32 by the end of the third, a deficit the Trojans cut but never quite recovered from.
Napa better keep an eye on Vinny Girish. He was instrumental in Sonoma Valley's win, going 11 of 20 on his way to 26 points. The dominant performance gave Girish a new career-high in points. Hudson Giarritta was another key player, putting up 12 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards.
Sonoma Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.
Sonoma Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Napa, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Napa came out on top in a nail-biter against Sonoma Valley in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 41-39. Will Napa repeat their success, or does Sonoma Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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