Chavez is 1-9 against Verdugo Hills since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Chavez Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Verdugo Hills Dons at 4:00 p.m.
Chavez will face Verdugo Hills after dropping another heartbreaker against North Hollywood on Friday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 3.1 of beating them. Chavez lost 52-27 to North Hollywood.
Meanwhile, Verdugo Hills had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They claimed a resounding 63-23 win over the Lancers. The Dons pushed the score to 41-17 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lancers had little chance of recovering from.
Verdugo Hills' win came from a few key players Chavez will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nicole Olivera, who went 10 of 13 en route to 20 points and six rebounds. Those 20 points gave her a new career-high. Amiyya Castanos was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten steals.
Verdugo Hills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Verdugo Hills is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.8 points per game. As for Chavez, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Chavez took a serious blow against Verdugo Hills when the teams last played back in January, falling 68-28. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Chavez was down 47-14.
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