The Hesperia Christian Patriots will challenge the Silver Valley Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hesperia Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past University Prep 69-37 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Patriots have posted since January 2, 2024.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Silver Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They breezed by Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy to the tune of 85-37 on Tuesday. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 22 points or more this season.
Hesperia Christian better keep an eye on Jasean Phillips. He was instrumental in Silver Valley's win, going 14 of 20 on his way to 30 points. Phillips is becoming a predictor of Silver Valley's success: when he posts at least 25 points the team is 8-4 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Javion Taylor, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 15 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Silver Valley's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Hesperia Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.
Hesperia Christian was dealt a bruising 65-35 defeat at the hands of Silver Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Hesperia Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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