Moreno Valley and Orange Vista are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2022, but not for long. The Moreno Valley Vikings will welcome the Orange Vista Coyotes at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Moreno Valley comes in on three and Orange Vista on 11.
If Orange Vista heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Moreno Valley took over last week. Moreno Valley pulled ahead with a 46-45 photo finish over Canyon Springs on Thursday.
| 01/30/25 @ Canyon Springs | 10 |
| 12/30/24 vs Stevenson | 4 |
| 01/18/25 @ Heritage | 3 |
| 11/22/24 vs Beaumont | 3 |
| 01/10/24 @ Hemet | 3 |
Alijah Maloid was the offensive standout of the match as he dropped a double-double on 11 boards and ten blocks. Those ten blocks gave him a new career-high. Zyetice Hayes was another key player, putting up seven points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Orange Vista earned a 65-52 win over Canyon Springs on Saturday. Given the Coyotes' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Cougars are ranked 565th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Orange Vista's win came from a few key players Moreno Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tommy Smith, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 14 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Eric Wooten, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards.
Orange Vista is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Moreno Valley, they pushed their record up to 17-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Moreno Valley lost to Orange Vista at home by a decisive 61-42 margin in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Orange Vista's Henry Washington, who went 6 of 14 en route to 20 points and six steals. Now that Moreno Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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