The Valley Buffalos will head out on the road to challenge the Wayne Badgers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
As a matter of fact, Valley put up the most points they have all season on Wednesday. They blew past Water Canyon 72-34. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Buffalos had established a 35-point advantage.
Meanwhile, Wayne had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Mustangs as they made off with a 72-49 win. The Badgers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Valley better focus on containing Blake Peterson and Hunter Robins as the pair were huge in Wayne's win. Peterson shot 67% from the field on his way to 25 points and five rebounds, while Robins dropped a double-double with 17 points and 12 boards. Peterson's big performance that evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristin Martinez, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Valley's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Wayne, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Wayne in their previous meeting back in February of 2025, winning 61-49. Will the Buffalos repeat their success, or do the Badgers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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