River Valley and Yuba City are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The River Valley Falcons will head out to take on the Yuba City Honkers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. River Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Yuba City will be coming in after a loss.
River Valley will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Roseville, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. River Valley escaped with a win on Thursday against Roseville by the margin of a single free throw, 47-46.
Meanwhile, Yuba City ended up a good deal behind Twelve Bridges on Thursday and lost 45-29. While losing is never fun, the Honkers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 987th, while the Raging Rhinos are ranked 424th).
River Valley will have to keep a close watch on Cythlali Cortez and Kristiana Nicoletti, a pair of players who had a big impact on Yuba City's prior game. Cortez dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds, while Nicoletti posted four points and five boards. The dominant performance also gave Nicoletti a new career-high in steals (two). Jessica Bowman also deserves some recognition as she posted her first blocks of the season.
River Valley pushed their record up to 12-13 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Yuba City, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season.
River Valley took their victory against Yuba City when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 48-26. The rematch might be a little tougher for River 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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