Bovina has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Valley Patriots at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Bovina focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 30 on Tuesday.
While it was all tied up 28-28 at halftime, Bovina was not quite Farwell's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They were beaten by the Steers 70-43. While losing is never fun, Bovina can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1196th, while Farwell is ranked 476th).
Despite the loss, Bovina had strong showings from Yandel Deleon, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds, and Miguel Lopez, who scored 11 points along with five assists and four steals. Lopez is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Isaac Tavera was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Valley came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past Paducah 75-36 on the road. The high-flying offensive effort was a huge turnaround for Valley considering their one-point performance the matchup before.
Bovina has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-19 record this season. As for Valley, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-12.
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