The Arete Prep CHARGERS will head out on the road to challenge the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Arete Prep will be strutting in after a win while Santa Cruz Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Arete Prep is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest victory since January 4th on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Veritas Prep, sneaking past 47-45. 47 seems to be a good number for the CHARGERS as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Santa Cruz Valley scored the most points they've had this season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 43-36 to San Manuel.
Arete Prep will have to keep a close watch on Joselin Valenzuela and Atiana Harris, a pair of players who had a big impact on Santa Cruz Valley's prior game. Valenzuela posted 15 points, while Harris put up 13 points.
The victory was the third in a row for Arete Prep, bringing their record for this year to 3-5. As for Santa Cruz Valley, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3.
Arete Prep strolled past Santa Cruz Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 47-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arete Prep since the squad 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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