West is 1-9 against Golden Valley since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The West Vikings will look to defend their home court against the Golden Valley Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully West is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Golden Valley in California (West is ranked 420th, while Golden Valley is ranked 926th).
West waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins but they left with three. They took down South 46-31.
It was another big night for Caleigh Adams, who scored 28 points along with nine rebounds and six blocks. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of West's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Iyanna King mathews, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 20-20 at halftime, Golden Valley was not quite Arvin's equal in the second half on Thursday. Golden Valley took a 40-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of Arvin.
West has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Golden Valley, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 6-13.
West came up short against Golden Valley in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 47-40. Can West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
