Golden Valley hasn't had much luck against Saugus recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Golden Valley Grizzlies will head out to square off against the Saugus Centurions at 5:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Golden Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Panorama 72-29. With the Grizzlies ahead 38-16 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Golden Valley relied on the efforts of Krysta Ezenwa, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 boards, and Janice Orantes, who went 8 of 18 on her way to 18 points and five rebounds. Orantes is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaia Bryant, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 10 points.
Golden Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Saugus didn't have too much trouble with La Canada on Saturday as they won 59-41. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Centurions.
Saugus is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Golden Valley, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-9.
Golden Valley came up short against Saugus in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 52-39. Can Golden Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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