Clovis had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They snuck past the Valencia Jaguars with a 62-58 win on Saturday. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Jaguars, too.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Clovis to victory, but perhaps none more so than Katy Archey, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Archey a new career-high in offensive rebounds (ten). Another player making a difference was Mariana Villezcas, who scored 12 points in addition to eight rebounds.
Clovis smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valencia only pulled down six.
Valencia lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Savannah Saavedra, who went 6 for 14 en route to 17 points plus four steals. Jaiden Montgomery was another key player, scoring 15 points.
Valencia's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2.
Clovis has already played their next game, a 67-43 victory against Eunice on the 5th. As for Valencia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 51-38 win against Del Norte on the 3rd.
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