The Happy Camp Indians entered their tilt with the Big Valley Cardinals with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Happy Camp snuck past Big Valley with a 55-49 win on Friday. That's another feather in the cap for Happy Camp, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Happy Camp's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jason Day, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jean Wright, who scored eight points along with six steals.
Despite the loss, Big Valley still got an impressive performance from Josue Barba, who scored 24 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Barba has scored all season. Tzintzintli Moya was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Big Valley struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Happy Camp pulled down nine offensive rebounds.
Happy Camp has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Big Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-12.
Happy Camp is on the road again on Thursday and plays Chester at 7:00 p.m. on February 15th. Hopefully Happy Camp focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday. As for Big Valley, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on Surprise Valley at 7:00 p.m. on February 13th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in California (Big Valley is ranked 1313th, while Surprise Valley is ranked 1323rd).
