The Deer Valley Wolverines will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Granada Matadors at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday. Deer Valley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Deer Valley turned things around against Mt. Diablo on Thursday. They walked away with a 57-47 win over the Red Devils.
Meanwhile, Granada suffered their biggest loss since December 5th on Saturday. They came up short against Liberty, falling 72-51. While losing is never fun, the Matadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 556th, while the Lions are ranked 171st).
Deer Valley's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Granada, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Deer Valley took a serious blow against Granada in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, falling 76-45. Can Deer Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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