West Valley won the last time they faced Yreka and things went their way on Friday too. The West Valley Eagles snuck past the Yreka Miners with a 57-52 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
01/17/25 @ Yreka | 6 |
01/07/25 vs Lassen | 3 |
01/03/25 vs Del Norte | 3 |
12/19/24 vs Colony | 3 |
12/06/24 vs Arcata | 3 |
West Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jordan Heacock out in front who posted 25 points in addition to eight boards and six steals. Those six steals gave Heacock a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Blaze Collins, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds.
West Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
West Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Yreka, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-12.
Coincidentally, West Valley and Yreka will both be playing Anderson the next time they take the court. West Valley will host Anderson at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Yreka will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th.
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