The West Valley Eagles will take on the Yreka Miners at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
It was a Battle of the Birds when West Valley duked it out withCentral Valley on Tuesday. West Valley blew past Central Valley 66-40. With the Eagles ahead 41-19 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Yreka came up short against University Prep on Tuesday and fell 74-65. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 872nd, while the Panthers are ranked 295th).
West Valley will need focus on slowing down Trevan Crane, one of several Yreka players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Skyler McLane, who put up 14 points.
Yreka has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season. As for West Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-10.
West Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Yreka in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 57-52 win. Will West Valley repeat their success, or does Yreka have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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