The Hemet Bulldogs won the last time they faced the Moreno Valley Vikings, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Hemet took down Moreno Valley 69-50. Given Hemet's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 280th, while Moreno Valley is ranked 719th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Moreno Valley still got an impressive performance from Jamall Thompson, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 rebounds. Those 13 rebounds set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Zyetice Hayes, who scored ten points along with four steals.
Hemet has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Moreno Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Hemet will head out on the road to face off against Valley View at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Moreno Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Orange Vista at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Orange Vista is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
