The Tulelake Honkers will face off against the Big Valley Cardinals at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Tulelake will be strutting in after a victory while Big Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Tulelake is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Butte Valley: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Tulelake blew Butte Valley out of the water with an 82-41 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Honkers had established a 29 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Big Valley played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 78-35 loss at the hands of Hayfork. The game marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Tulelake will have to contain Josue Barba as he made an impact in Big Valley's last game. He almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine boards. Barba is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games he's played.
Even though they lost, Big Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive matchups.
Tulelake has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-14 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 54.3 points. As for Big Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
Tulelake didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Big Valley in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 60-55 win. Will Tulelake repeat their success, or does Big Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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