The Northridge Academy Pumas just played last night, but they'll still head out to face the Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences Vipers at 4:00 p.m. on January 26th.
Northridge Academy suffered their biggest defeat since November 25, 2023 on Thursday. They were the victim of a tough 65-42 defeat at the hands of Cleveland. While losing is never fun, Northridge Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 863rd, while Cleveland is ranked 223rd).
Meanwhile, in a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences made off with a 44-43 win over East Valley. The win made it back-to-back wins for Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Northridge Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-10. As for Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Everything went Northridge Academy's way against Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences in their previous meeting on January 10th as Northridge Academy made off with a 62-41 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences' Vincenz Alcala, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Northridge Academy still be able to contain him? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
