Columbia and Vallivue are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Columbia Wildcats will face off against the Vallivue Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.4 points per game this season.
Columbia will bounce into Friday's match after beating Bishop Kelly, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Columbia walked away with a 63-53 victory over Bishop Kelly on Wednesday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Columbia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Blake Hansen, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Deleon, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 13 points and seven rebounds.
Columbia was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Vallivue, as they earned their first road win of the season. They blew past Nampa 66-45 on Wednesday. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 21 points or more this season.
With the win, Vallivue broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-5. As for Columbia, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
Columbia didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Vallivue when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 59-55 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbia 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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