Magnolia is 1-9 against Santa Ana Valley since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Magnolia Sentinels will head out on the road to challenge the Santa Ana Valley Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Magnolia suffered their biggest loss since December 13, 2023 on Wednesday. Their rough 76-51 loss to Savanna might stick with them for a while. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss Magnolia has suffered against Savanna since January 7, 2020.
Meanwhile, Santa Ana Valley pushed their score all the way to 61 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Western by a score of 63-61. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Santa Ana Valley has suffered yet this season.
Magnolia dropped their record down to 4-19 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Santa Ana Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Magnolia and Santa Ana Valley were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but Magnolia came up empty-handed after a 59-58 loss. Can Magnolia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
