The Valencia Tigers will take on the Buena Park Coyotes at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Valencia has three straight wins, Buena Park has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Wednesday, Valencia strolled past Santa Ana with points to spare, taking the game 68-52. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Saints are ranked 1005th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Buena Park ended up a good deal behind Laguna Hills on Monday and lost 84-67.
Valencia will have to contain Emmanuel Charagu as he made an impact in Buena Park's last game. He posted 26 points and five steals. The match was Charagu's third in a row with at least ten points. Ernesto Portas was another key player, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds.
Valencia is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points per game. As for Buena Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-19.
Everything came up roses for Valencia against Buena Park when the teams last played two weeks ago, as the team secured an 87-51 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Charagu, who had 30 points and five boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Valencia still be able to contain Charagu? There's only one way to find out.
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