Valencia is 2-8 against St. Pius X since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Valencia Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Pius X Sartans at 7:00 p.m. Valencia is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Valencia came up short against Grants and fell 60-50.
Despite the defeat, Valencia had strong showings from Jorge Zuniga, who scored 17 points along with four steals, and Jared Porter, who scored 16 points. Zuniga continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Carin Bustillos, who scored two points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, even though Belen scored an imposing 63 points on Friday, St. Pius X still came out on top. St. Pius X took down Belen 77-63.
Valencia has not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-12 record this season. As for St. Pius X, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Valencia suffered a grim 60-34 defeat to St. Pius X when the teams last played back in January. Will Valencia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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