The Ygnacio Valley Wolves and the Encinal Jets will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Ygnacio Valley came up into this matchup off a tough 44-point defeat on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Junipero Serra by a score of 54-52 on Saturday. The Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Antonio Kellogg Jr, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds. Preston Oliver was another key player, putting up ten points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Encinal suffered their biggest loss since February 1st last Friday. They came up short against St. Joseph Notre Dame, falling 67-47. The match marked the Jets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Ygnacio Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Encinal, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-2.
Ygnacio Valley came up short against Encinal in their previous meeting back in December of 2016, falling 64-51. Thankfully for Ygnacio Valley, Angelo Gregory (who went 9 of 15 on his way to 22 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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