Valley and Del Norte are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Valley Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Del Norte Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Valley faced Hope Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Valley walked away with a 62-51 victory over Hope Christian. The win was familiar territory for Valley who now have four in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tyler Kozlowski, who scored 18 points along with three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Alec Giron, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Del Norte came up short against Albuquerque Academy on Friday and fell 82-69. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Del Norte in their matchups with Albuquerque Academy: they've now lost six in a row.
Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Del Norte, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 15 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Valley against Del Norte when the teams last played on February 2nd as the team secured a 69-38 victory. 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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