The Valhalla Norsemen will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the Hoover Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Valhalla is leaving town to face Hoover after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Valhalla was outmatched by La Jolla at home and fell 69-38. The Norsemen were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-21.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Lilly Dallo, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 19 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in offensive rebounds (ten). Songoli EkwoSi was another key player, earning seven points in addition to 17 rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Valhalla smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 36 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as La Jolla only pulled down ten.
Meanwhile, Hoover's game on Friday was all tied up 19-19 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Calexico by a score of 48-45.
Valhalla came up short against Hoover when the teams last played back in November of 2022, falling 50-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hoover's Myesha Frank, who went 10 for 13 en route to 29 points plus six steals and five rebounds. Now that Valhalla knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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