The Valley Pirates will take on the San Carlos Braves in a holiday battle at at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully San Carlos likes a good challenge.
Valley will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Window Rock, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Valley secured a 55-51 W over Window Rock on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for San Carlos against St. Michael on Friday as the team secured a 73-36 win. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
San Carlos has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.9 points per game. As for Valley, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-5.
Valley couldn't quite finish off San Carlos in their previous matchup back in November of 2017 and fell 87-85. Can Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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