The Valley Torah Wolfpack came tearing into Monday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They secured a 61-56 W over The Palmdale Aerospace Academy. Given Valley Torah's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 361st, while The Palmdale Aerospace Academy is ranked 1055th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The Palmdale Aerospace Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Christian Tonyala, who scored 12 points. Those 12 points set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Sir-Gavin Epps, who scored 12 points along with nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, The Palmdale Aerospace Academy were working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Valley Torah's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for The Palmdale Aerospace Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Valley Torah is on the road again on Monday and play against Lancaster Baptist at 6:00 p.m. on December 11th. As for The Palmdale Aerospace Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Santa Clarita Christian at 6:00 p.m.
