Colusa won the last time they faced River Valley and things went their way on Saturday too. The Colusa RedHawks managed a 51-47 victory over the River Valley Falcons. Given the RedHawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Falcons are ranked 810th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Colusa's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Danica Chavez led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine assists. Another player making a difference was Addison Lay, who posted six points in addition to seven boards and three blocks.
RedHawks
| 12/14/24 vs River Valley | 19 |
| 01/12/24 vs Live Oak | 19 |
| 01/30/24 vs East Nicolaus | 18 |
| 12/02/24 vs Clear Lake | 17 |
| 12/05/24 vs Willows | 17 |
Chavez wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Colusa was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February.
River Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Rylee Bradfield, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 boards. Bradfield has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Avneeth Gill, who had 13 points and six assists.
Colusa has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for River Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Colusa didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 39-33 win against Sutter on the 17th. As for River Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 56-34 loss against Faith Christian on the 17th.
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