Huntington Beach is 2-8 against Fountain Valley since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Huntington Beach Oilers will head out on the road to challenge the Fountain Valley Barons at 5:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Huntington Beach is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 68-62 heartbreaker at the hands of Marina. While losing is never fun, the Oilers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Vikings are ranked 178th).
Meanwhile, Fountain Valley waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They managed a 66-62 victory over the Vikings.
Fountain Valley's win bumped their record up to 18-8. As for Huntington Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-16.
Huntington Beach was able to grind out a solid victory over Fountain Valley when the teams last played back in January, winning 65-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for Huntington Beach 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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