Salinas lost against Valley Christian back in November of 2021 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Salinas Cowboys'2024 ended with a 51-36 defeat against the Valley Christian Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Cowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 545th, while the Warriors are ranked 62nd).
Salinas' loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alice Uchida, who posted 12 points. Jennifer Rivera was another key player, putting up ten points.
This is the second loss in a row for Salinas and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for Valley Christian, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Salinas won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Antioch at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Valley Christian, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll face off against Willow Glen at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Willow Glen knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Valley Christian likes a good challenge.
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