After losing to Centennial the last time they met, Valencia decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Valencia Jaguars managed a 43-39 victory over the Centennial Hawks on Thursday.
| 12/26/24 @ Centennial | 3 |
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| 12/14/24 vs Deming | 1 |
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Leading Valencia to victory were Jadyn Montoya and Francesca Otero. Montoya went 6 of 13 en route to 20 points and five rebounds, while Otero posted ten points along with four steals and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Otero a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Izabel Zamora, who put up six points.
Despite the loss, Centennial still got an impressive performance from Joy Hunt, who went 5 of 7 on her way to 10 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Alanna Perrault, who had eight points and five boards.
Valencia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points per game. As for Centennial, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Valencia didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 40-31 win against Catalina Foothills on the 27th. As for Centennial, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 67-17 loss against Sandia on the 27th.
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