The Valley View Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Poly Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Valley View is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Rancho Christian on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Valley View was outmatched by Rancho Christian and fell 76-34. While losing is never fun, Valley View can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 358th, while Rancho Christian is ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, Poly humbled Norte Vista with a 68-11 victory. With the Bears ahead 51-1 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Valley View better focus on containing Penelope McIntosh and Abby Folsom as the pair were huge in Poly's win. McIntosh posted 16 points, while Folsom earned 16 points. The dominant performance gave McIntosh a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Juliet Zaragoza, who had eight points.
The win made it two in a row for Poly and bumps their season record up to 10-8. As for Valley View, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-10 record this season.
Everything went Valley View's way against Poly in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as Valley View made off with a 51-28 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley View since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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