St. Pius X has won three straight games at home, while Valencia has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The St. Pius X Sartans will host the Valencia Jaguars at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, St. Pius X got the win against Highland by a conclusive 52-32. The victory continues a trend for the Sartans in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now won seven in a row.
Meanwhile, everything went Valencia's way against Belen on Friday as Valencia made off with a 45-22 win. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Eagles are ranked 79th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Valencia is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. St. Pius X's victory bumped their record up to 17-7.
St. Pius X beat Valencia 35-26 when the teams last played last Friday. Will St. Pius X repeat their success, or does Valencia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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