The Central Valley Cougars will take on the Pleasanton Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.5 points per game this season.
On Saturday, Central Valley strolled past Nebraska Christian with points to spare, taking the game 60-46. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Taesian Soto was a one-man wrecking crew for Central Valley as he posted 17 points and eight boards. Another player making a difference was Grant Dusatko, who put up eight points and four steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pleasanton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Twin Loup by a score of 45-33 on Saturday.
Central Valley better focus on containing Brennan Lindner and Gage Zwiener as the pair were huge in Pleasanton's win. Lindner had 18 points, while Zwiener earned 12 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Lindner has scored at least a third of Pleasanton's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Zwiener, who posted five points.
Pleasanton's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Central Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Central Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Pleasanton when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 52-47 win. Does Central Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pleasanton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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