The Valley Center Hornets will venture away from home to take on the Winfield Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Winfield took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Valley Center, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Valley Center was fully in charge, breezing past Newton 61-29. The Hornets have beaten the Railroaders the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Railroaders has come to flipping the script.
Valley Center can attribute much of their success to Cummings Dylan, who went 6-for-11 to rack up 13 points and seven steals, and Davison Avery, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine assists. Another player making a difference was Rachel Garten, who shot 50% from the field on her way to 12 points and four steals.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Valley Center was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Newton only posted two.
Meanwhile, Winfield played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Andale and fell 52-10. The Vikings were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-4.
Winfield now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Valley Center, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Valley Center strolled past Winfield when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 50-31. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hornets since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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