The Yreka Miners are taking a road trip to take on the West Valley Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Yreka is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Yreka came up short against University Prep and fell 74-65. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 872nd, while the Panthers are ranked 295th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Trevan Crane, who posted 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Skyler McLane, who had 14 points.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when West Valley duked it out withCentral Valley on Tuesday. West Valley blew past Central Valley 66-40. The Eagles pushed the score to 55-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Falcons cut but never quite recovered from.
The victory made it two in a row for West Valley and bumps their season record up to 15-10. As for Yreka, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season.
Yreka came up short against West Valley when the teams last played back in January, falling 57-52. Can Yreka avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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