The West Valley Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Pullman Greyhounds at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as West Valley comes in on three and Pullman on ten.
West Valley is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Rogers: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Eagles blew the Pirates out of the water with a 69-36 final score. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 25 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Pullman against Clarkston on Thursday as the squad secured a 62-33 win. Given the Greyhounds' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Bantams are ranked 143rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pullman's win came from a few key players that West Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Vaughn Holstad, who shot 4-for-7 from deep and dropped a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down 12 or more in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Rogers, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds.
Pullman was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clarkston only posted eight.
West Valley's record is now 15-6. As for Pullman, their record now sits at 19-3.
West Valley came up short against Pullman in their previous matchup on February 3rd, falling 68-61. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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