Valley View hasn't had much luck against Rancho Verde recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Valley View Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Rancho Verde Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Valley View is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Monday. They took a 71-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Arlington. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 956th, while the Lions are ranked 435th).
Despite the loss, Valley View had strong showings from Davion Moore, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds, and Kenneth Hutchinson, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Reshawn Alexander, who posted 11 points.
Meanwhile, Rancho Verde had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They walked away with an 80-69 victory over the Eagles.
Rancho Verde pushed their record up to 21-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points per game. As for Valley View, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-22.
Valley View was dealt a bruising 94-44 loss at the hands of Rancho Verde in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can Valley View avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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