On Wednesday, the Castro Valley Trojans's defense stepped up to hand the Valley Christian Vikings a 2-0 shutout. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 451st, while the Vikings are ranked 1162nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Castro Valley's win bumped their record up to 11-14. As for Valley Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-15.
Looking ahead, Castro Valley will head out on the road to square off against Piedmont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Castro Valley likes a good challenge. As for Valley Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 48-47 loss against Making Waves Academy on the 13th.
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