The Golden Valley Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Vanden Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Golden Valley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while Vanden is ranked 74th).
Last Friday, Golden Valley was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 47-46 to Patterson. It was the first time this season that Golden Valley let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Vanden entered their tilt with Rodriguez with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Vanden blew past Rodriguez 70-34 on the road on Thursday. Vanden has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Golden Valley's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 19-9. As for Vanden, they pushed their record up to 20-8 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Golden Valley came up short against Vanden in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, falling 68-59. Can Golden Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
