The Valley Vikings will face off against the Puxico Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Puxico will be up against a hot Valley team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Valley came out on top against Meadow Heights by a score of 55-43 on Friday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Puxico won against Chaffee on Wednesday with 67 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Puxico blew past Charleston 67-42. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 contests by 23 points or more this season.
Valley's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points over those games. As for Puxico, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 25-3.
Valley skirted past Puxico 69-66 in their previous meeting back in November of 2018. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley 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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