The Golden Valley Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Atwater Falcons at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Golden Valley comes in on five and Atwater on nine.
Golden Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Buhach Colony with a sharp 80-58 victory on Wednesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Cougars with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Atwater strolled past Los Banos with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 64-46. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Tigers are ranked 465th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Atwater pushed their record up to 18-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Golden Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 14-5.
Golden Valley came up short against Atwater when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 52-45. Can Golden Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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