Pleasant Valley is on a 12-game streak of home wins, while Colfax is on a 16-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Pleasant Valley Vikings will take on the Colfax Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pleasant Valley has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 744 points over their last 11 matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pleasant Valley had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 64-62 win over the Bulldogs. Given Pleasant Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while Oakland Tech is ranked 93rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Colfax was able to grind out a solid victory over Maria Carrillo on Saturday, taking the game 51-40.
Colfax can attribute much of their success to Madalyn Sigrist, who scored 18 points, and Kaia Diederichs, who scored 14 points along with three steals. Diederichs hasn't dropped below two steals for 11 straight games. Juliette James was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.
Pleasant Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season. As for Colfax, their win bumped their record up to 33-2.
Pleasant Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Colfax in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, winning 58-48. Does Pleasant Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Colfax turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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