The Evergreen Valley Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Gilroy Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Evergreen Valley is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Evergreen Valley duked it out with Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday. Evergreen Valley walked away with a 57-49 win over Mt. Pleasant. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 533rd, while the Cardinals are ranked 1102nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gilroy suffered their closest loss since December 14, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Oak Grove by a score of 46-44. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
Gilroy's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Evergreen Valley, they pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Evergreen Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Gilroy in their previous matchup back in January, winning 53-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evergreen Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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