Yuba City and River Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Yuba City Honkers will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the River Valley Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Yuba City is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Yuba City was beaten by Twelve Bridges 63-28.
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Yuba City's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Juliana Vasquez, who went 9 of 14 en route to 16 points, and Allie Campbell, who posted seven points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Campbell a new career-high in blocks (two).
Meanwhile, River Valley fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Roseville on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 38-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The Falcons' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Yuba City will need focus on slowing down Sukhman Kandola, one of several River Valley players who made an impact when they last played. She had 11 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Gurleen Nijjar, who put up five points.
River Valley's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-11. As for Yuba City, their record now sits at 4-10.
Yuba City came up short against River Valley in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 36-23. Can Yuba City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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