The St. Genevieve Valiants will head out to face off against the Glendale Nitros at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Genevieve has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Glendale will arrive with four straight wins.
On Friday, St. Genevieve didn't have quite enough to beat Torrance and fell 63-61. While losing is never fun, the Valiants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 556th, while the Tartars are ranked 264th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Glendale). They blew past Marshall 107-19 on Wednesday. The Nitros have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 37 points or more this season.
Glendale's win came from a few key players St. Genevieve will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Mason Manalo, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards. The game was his third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Joshua Ballard, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds.
Glendale smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 39 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive matchups.
Glendale is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.7 points per game. As for St. Genevieve, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
St. Genevieve came up short against Glendale when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 68-55. Can St. Genevieve avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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