Holtville hasn't had much luck against Palo Verde Valley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Holtville Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Holtville is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They took a hard 64-50 fall against Southwest EC.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde Valley suffered their biggest loss since December 19, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against Brawley, falling 69-46. The defeat continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost five in a row.
Holtville will have to contain Zaraivion Crowe as he made an impact in Palo Verde Valley's last game. He dropped a double-double on 24 points and 18 rebounds. Crowe's evening made it 16 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Daymien Jauregui, who posted seven points and six boards.
Palo Verde Valley's loss dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Holtville, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
Holtville came up short against Palo Verde Valley in their previous meeting last Friday, falling 51-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Crowe, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Holtville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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