The Ocean View Seahawks will be taking part in a tournament against the Fountain Valley Barons at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Ocean View has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight losses, while Fountain Valley will come in with four straight wins.
Last Wednesday, Ocean View came up short against Savanna and fell 59-50.
Despite the defeat, Ocean View had strong showings from Malachi Jefferson, who went 8 for 14 en route to 19 points plus eight rebounds and three steals, and Cavin Flanagan, who scored 20 points along with four steals. The dominant performance also gave Jefferson a new career-high in offensive rebounds (eight).
Meanwhile, Fountain Valley hadn't done well against Northwood recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Fountain Valley simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Northwood 80-42. The Barons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 29 points or more this season.
Fountain Valley's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 85.0 points per game. As for Ocean View, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Ocean View was taken down by Fountain Valley 86-54 in their previous meeting back in November. Can Ocean View avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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