El Primero is 1-9 against North Valley Baptist since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The El Primero Lobos just played last night, but they'll still head out to face the North Valley Baptist Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on January 23rd. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
El Primero has not had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They strolled past Mid-Peninsula with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 59-44. 59 seems to be a good number for El Primero as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
JOSH CHAVEZ continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. MARCO SANDOVAL was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with two steals.
North Valley Baptist posted their biggest victory yet this season on Monday. They blew past East Palo Alto Academy 69-38 at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-18.
El Primero's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-13. As for North Valley Baptist, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
El Primero couldn't quite finish off North Valley Baptist in their previous matchup on January 4th and fell 63-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Valley Baptist's Dominic Lara, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 18 rebounds. Now that El Primero knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
