The West Valley Mustangs will challenge the Perris Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Perris will be coming in after a loss.
West Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Bloomington with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 49-32. While the Mustangs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Abigail Malak and Makayla Castaneda were among the main playmakers for West Valley as the former posted 16 points and the latter earned 15 points. Another player making a difference was Ariana Cruz, who had nine points.
Meanwhile, Perris was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 42-32 to California School for the Deaf-Riverside. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 523rd, while the Cubs are ranked 211th).
West Valley pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Perris, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
West Valley came up short against Perris in their previous meeting back in February, falling 36-32. Will West Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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