Red Bluff hasn't had much luck against Pleasant Valley recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Red Bluff Spartans will take on the Pleasant Valley Vikings at 7:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, Red Bluff ended up a good deal behind Foothill and lost 60-43. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 539th, while the Cougars are ranked 228th).
Meanwhile, Pleasant Valley had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 46-36.
Pleasant Valley's win came from a few key players Red Bluff will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Aj Gambol, who went 10 of 24 en route to 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shannon Fong, who went 5 for 8 to rack up 13 points.
Pleasant Valley pushed their record up to 21-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points over those games. As for Red Bluff, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-16.
Red Bluff suffered a grim 67-42 defeat to Pleasant Valley in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gambol, who went 9 of 19 on her way to 22 points. Now that Red Bluff knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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