The Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights will challenge the DeSales Irish at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Walla Walla Valley Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Touchet 69-29. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Knights with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, DeSales came tearing into last Saturday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Pioneers as they made off with a 69-44 victory. Given the Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 68th in Washington, while the Pioneers are ranked 206th in Oregon), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Walla Walla Valley Academy's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. As for DeSales, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Walla Walla Valley Academy was dealt a bruising 64-17 defeat at the hands of DeSales in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Can Walla Walla Valley Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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