Chaparral is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Ralston Valley is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chaparral is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.5 points per game this season.
Chaparral's tournament run continued when they took on Cardinal Newman last Saturday. Chaparral walked away with a 50-41 victory over Cardinal Newman. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked second in Colorado, while the Cardinals are ranked 155th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/21/24 vs Cardinal Newman | 22 |
| 12/20/24 vs Lincoln | 18 |
| 12/19/24 vs Carlmont | 20 |
Chaparral's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Christian Williams, who went 9 of 19 on his way to 22 points. Williams' afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Howery, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Ralston Valley beat Dakota Ridge 68-58 two weeks ago.
Chaparral better focus on containing Zeke Andrews and Frank Psaute as the pair were huge in Ralston Valley's win. Andrews dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds, while Psaute went 6 of 8 from beyond the arc on his way to 20 points and three steals. That's the most points Psaute has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Caiden Braketa, who posted ten points and seven assists.
Ralston Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dakota Ridge only racked up 12 assists.
Chaparral's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Ralston Valley, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Chaparral hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 65.5 points per game. However, it's not like Ralston Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 67.7 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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