The Ygnacio Valley Wolves will square off against the Benicia Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Ygnacio Valley is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
In Thursday's Canine Competition, Ygnacio Valley had to take the L. They took a 55-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of Alhambra on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 804th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 223rd).
Ygnacio Valley might have lost, but man, Sa'Rye Starks was a machine: she dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 50% of Ygnacio Valley's points, marking the 15th time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Lanasia Sipp, who scored four points in addition to seven boards and four steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Benicia). They really took it to Armijo for the full four quarters, racking up a 69-31 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.
Benicia's win bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Ygnacio Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Ygnacio Valley came up short against Benicia when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 50-46. Can Ygnacio Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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