Apple Valley Christian is on a three-game streak of home losses, Silver Valley a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Apple Valley Christian Warriors will take on the Silver Valley Trojans at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Apple Valley Christian comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 24 points in their last eight games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
On Tuesday, Apple Valley Christian took a serious blow against Lucerne Valley, falling 45-18.
Despite the defeat, Apple Valley Christian had strong showings from Jocelynn LoPorto, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and three blocks, and Mandy Hall, who scored six points. That was a full 44.4% of Apple Valley Christian's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Silver Valley suffered their biggest defeat since December 7, 2023 on Monday. Their tough 47-24 defeat to The Webb Schools might stick with them for a while. Silver Valley was down 45-18 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Apple Valley Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Silver Valley, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season.
Apple Valley Christian suffered a grim 41-16 defeat to Silver Valley in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Silver Valley's Sydney Trotter, who scored 23 points. Now that Apple Valley Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
