The Valley Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Albuquerque Academy Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Valley sitting on three straight victories and Albuquerque Academy on eight.
Last Tuesday, Valley got the win against Bernalillo by a conclusive 70-50. Valley pushed the score to 55-32 by the end of the third, a deficit Bernalillo cut but never quite recovered from.
Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nevaeh Richardson, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Giana Roybal, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten assists.
Meanwhile, Albuquerque Academy put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Menaul 44-21.
Valley's victory bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Albuquerque Academy, they pushed their record up to 16-5 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Valley lost to Albuquerque Academy at home by a decisive 49-34 margin in their previous matchup back in January. Will Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
