The Valley Vista Monsoon will head out on the road to challenge the Salpointe Catholic Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Valley Vista sitting on ten straight wins and Salpointe Catholic on 13.
Last Tuesday, Valley Vista earned a 63-54 win over Cesar Chavez.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Valley Vista to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emma Dasovich, who scored 22 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Dasovich hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jocelyn Chavez, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, Salpointe Catholic can now show off 18 landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They blew past Casteel 60-33 at home. Given Salpointe Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Casteel is ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Salpointe Catholic got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Taliyah Henderson out in front who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Henderson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Allison Even, who scored ten points along with five assists and four steals.
Valley Vista's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-4. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 41.7 points. As for Salpointe Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Valley Vista have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Salpointe Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 33.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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