The West Valley Mustangs will take on the Redlands East Valley Wildcats in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, West Valley came up short against Citrus Hill and fell 71-62.
Meanwhile, Redlands East Valley waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Terriers with a sharp 73-52 win. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Terriers are ranked 1149th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Redlands East Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
West Valley lost to Redlands East Valley on the road by a decisive 53-37 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Thankfully for West Valley, Malachi Williams (who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 16 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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