Hayward was the 63-54 winner over Ygnacio Valley when they last played one another back in December of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. The Hayward Farmers received a blow on Saturday as they fell 81-64 to the Ygnacio Valley Wolves. While losing is never fun, the Farmers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 366th, while the Wolves are ranked 92nd).
Antonio Kellogg Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Ygnacio Valley, going 12 for 17 on his way to 29 points in addition to eight steals and five boards. The contest was Kellogg Jr's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalan Cody, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds.
Farmers
| 01/04/25 vs Ygnacio Valley | 64-81 |
| 12/28/24 @ El Cerrito | 72-71 |
| 12/20/24 @ James Logan | 76-59 |
| 12/17/24 @ Hercules | 62-51 |
| 12/14/24 vs Justin-Siena | 71-54 |
With the loss, Hayward broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-5. As for Ygnacio Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-5.
Hayward will square off against Tennyson at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hayward knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Tennyson likes a good challenge. As for Ygnacio Valley, they will face off against Acalanes at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Ygnacio Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.2 points per game this season.
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