West Valley entered their match against Arlington on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The West Valley Mustangs were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 26-25 to the Arlington Lions. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Mustangs of the 49-43 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2015.
Ariana Cruz and Abigail Malak certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Cruz had 12 points, while Malak earned eight points.
West Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Arlington, their win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Valley will head out to take on Vista del Lago at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Valley is facing Vista del Lago at the right time seeing as Vista del Lago is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Arlington, they will challenge Banning at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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