The Vanden Vikings will take on the Mountain House Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, Vanden took their contest with ease, bagging an 81-22 win over Rodriguez. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Mustangs are ranked 662nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Calonni Holloway, who posted 18 points. Makayla Smith was another key player, putting up 16 points.
Mountain House's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to East Union on Thursday. Mountain House claimed a resounding 61-20 victory over Oakdale. Mountain House has beaten Oakdale the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest Oakdale has come to flipping the script.
Mountain House had a senior duo take command as Erica Foster almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds and Jariah Indalecio dropped a double-double with 21 points and 13 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Indalecio has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Niaja Harris, who put up ten points and five steals.
Vanden pushed their record up to 19-9 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.7 points over those games. As for Mountain House, their victory bumped their record up to 23-5.
Everything came up roses for Vanden against Mountain House in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, as the squad secured a 78-29 win. Does Vanden have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain House turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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