Ygnacio Valley hasn't had much luck against Hayward recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Ygnacio Valley Wolves are taking a road trip to take on the Hayward Farmers at 1:30 p.m. Ygnacio Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Hayward likes a good challenge.
Ygnacio Valley's tournament run continued when they took on Foothill on Monday. Ygnacio Valley managed a 65-60 victory over Foothill.
| 12/30/24 vs Foothill | 24 |
| 12/28/24 vs Rancho Verde | 15 |
| 12/27/24 vs Murrieta Valley | 23 |
It was another big night for Antonio Kellogg Jr, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 24 points. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Machai Alston, who posted nine points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Hayward had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They pulled ahead with a 72-71 photo finish over the Gauchos.
Hayward's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Ygnacio Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Ygnacio Valley came up short against Hayward in their previous meeting back in December of 2016, falling 63-54. Can Ygnacio Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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