Two dominant guards in SAMEER MONQAD and Malekai Dillon are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Valhalla Norsemen will square off against the West Hills Wolf Pack at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Valhalla's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matchups.
Last Friday, Valhalla strolled past El Cajon Valley with points to spare, taking the game 64-48. The win continues a trend for the Norsemen in their matchups with the Braves: they've now won eight in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Hills). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Grossmont 83-50. The Wolf Pack pushed the score to 57-37 by the end of the third, a deficit the Foothillers had little chance of recovering from.
West Hills' win came from a few key players Valhalla will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dillon, who went 8 for 13 on his way to 21 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Shaw, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine assists.
West Hills was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
West Hills is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-14 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points over those games. As for Valhalla, they pushed their record up to 17-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Valhalla was able to grind out a solid win over West Hills in their previous matchup back in January, winning 61-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valhalla since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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