Valley was the 65-51 winner over Hope Christian when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Valley Vikings fell just short of the Hope Christian Huskies by a score of 57-54 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by exactly three points.
Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Angelito Villa, who posted 13 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Luciano Mondragon, who scored eight points and six boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Valley and nudges their season record down to 10-13. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only three points. As for Hope Christian, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
Valley has already played their next contest, a 39-38 defeat against West Mesa on the 15th. As for Hope Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 60-43 victory against Bosque on the 18th.
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