The Pleasant Valley Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the St. Mary's Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pleasant Valley is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
Pleasant Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They strolled past Shasta with points to spare, taking the game 56-37. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Wolves are ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aj Gambol
| 03/01/25 vs Shasta | 25 |
| 02/25/25 vs Enterprise | 24 |
| 02/13/25 @ Foothill | 24 |
| 02/11/25 vs Red Bluff | 17 |
| 02/06/25 vs Chico | 21 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pleasant Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aj Gambol, who posted 25 points and four steals. Gambol's big performance that evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least 17 points. Ava Dunn was another key player, putting up six points in addition to 16 rebounds and four blocks.
Pleasant Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, St. Mary's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 67-59 to McClatchy.
Pleasant Valley's record is now 25-4. As for St. Mary's, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-13.
Pleasant Valley came up short against St. Mary's in their previous meeting back in December of 2016, falling 62-49. Thankfully for Pleasant Valley, Aquira Decosta (who dropped a double-double with 27 points and 13 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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