Ygnacio Valley is 1-6 against Northgate since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Ygnacio Valley Wolves will venture away from home to take on the Northgate Broncos at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Ygnacio Valley sitting on five straight wins and Northgate on four.
Ygnacio Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Concord 98-44 on Friday. With the Wolves ahead 61-15 at the half, the match was all but over already.
| 01/24/25 @ Concord | 21 |
| 01/17/25 vs Clayton Valley Charter | 18 |
| 12/03/24 vs Salesian College Preparatory | 16 |
| 12/30/23 vs King | 15 |
| 01/19/24 vs Clayton Valley Charter | 14 |
Ygnacio Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jalan Cody out in front who went 7 of 12 en route to 21 points and seven boards. Those 21 points gave Cody a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Antonio Kellogg Jr, who went 9 for 11 on his way to 19 points.
Meanwhile, Northgate made easy work of Alhambra on Tuesday and carried off a 58-34 win. The Broncos have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
Ygnacio Valley better keep an eye on Nico Martin. He was instrumental in Northgate's win, going 7 of 11 en route to 19 points and six rebounds. David Harris was another key player, going 5 for 9 on his way to 11 points and three blocks.
Northgate is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Ygnacio Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Ygnacio Valley hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 64.8 points per game. However, it's not like Northgate struggles in that department as they've been averaging 65.1 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Everything came up roses for Ygnacio Valley against Northgate in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured an 84-54 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ygnacio Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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