Valley lost against Foothill back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Valley Vikings had to suffer through a 72-35 loss at the hands of the Foothill Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1340th, while the Mustangs are ranked 471st).
Foothill was led to victory by Tomari Harris and Kelton Johnson. Harris went 8 for 17 on his way to 25 points and five steals, while Johnson posted 15 points in addition to seven rebounds and six steals. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-high in blocks (three). Another player making a difference was Michael Hayworth, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 12 points.
Valley's defeat was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Foothill, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
When Valley and Foothill next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Valley will try to stop Fairfield's seven-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Similarly, Foothill will try to stop West Campus' three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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