The Sun Valley Magnet Pioneers will face off against the Horace Mann UCLA Community Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sun Valley Magnet extended their postseason success on Wednesday against Dr. Maya Angelou Community. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 44-41 victory over the Phoenix. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sun Valley Magnet.
Meanwhile, Horace Mann UCLA Community put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 76-36 win over Belmont on the road. Horace Mann UCLA Community pushed the score to 55-28 by the end of the third, a deficit Belmont had little chance of recovering from.
Horace Mann UCLA Community's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Derrick Boston led the charge by scoring 19 points. Boston is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 17 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Koree Riley, who scored 15 points.
Sun Valley Magnet's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Horace Mann UCLA Community, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
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