The Valley Buffalos and the El Capitan Eagles will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Valley is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Last Wednesday, Valley came up short against Wayne and fell 37-27.
Meanwhile, El Capitan won against BASIS Flagstaff on Saturday with 54 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. El Capitan strolled past Grand Canyon with points to spare, taking the game 54-39. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Valley better keep an eye on Samantha Hammon. She was instrumental in El Capitan's win, going 8 of 15 on her way to 19 points in addition to seven boards and six steals. Hammon also posted six blocks, which is notable because El Capitan is 3-1 when she posts at least three blocks, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ruth Timpson, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 steals.
El Capitan was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for El Capitan, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
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