Pacheco and Central Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Pacheco Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Central Valley Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pacheco will be strutting in after a win while Central Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Pacheco will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Lathrop, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Pacheco narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Lathrop 41-38. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Mary Tava
| 01/28/25 @ Lathrop | 4 |
| 01/23/25 vs Livingston | 2 |
| 01/21/25 @ Grace Davis | 2 |
| 01/16/25 @ Beyer | 3 |
| 01/14/25 vs Ceres | 4 |
Pacheco got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Mary Tava out in front who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. Tava has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more blocks the last 13 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jeanette Ortiz, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, Central Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 44-42 heartbreaker at the hands of Grace Davis. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1042nd, while the Spartans are ranked 260th).
Central Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Pacheco, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Pacheco strolled past Central Valley when the teams last played on January 7th by a score of 45-28. Will Pacheco repeat their success, or does Central Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
