The Mills Vikings will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Washington Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Mills: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Washington has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road also dating back to last season.
Mills easily dispatched Burton last Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Mills fell just short of International by a score of 65-62 on Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (59), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
| 12/07/24 @ International | 34 |
| 12/14/23 vs Basis Independent Silicon Valley | 27 |
| 12/27/23 vs Marin Catholic | 22 |
| 11/25/24 @ Summit Shasta | 22 |
| 12/28/23 vs Lincoln | 21 |
Mills might have lost, but man, Jefriel Bacorro was a machine: he went 11 for 17 on his way to 34 points. The dominant performance gave Bacorro a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Ngo, who posted 13 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Washington). They claimed a resounding 92-59 victory over Mission. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 20 points or more this season.
Washington's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Mills, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Mills was able to grind out a solid victory over Washington when the teams last played back in December of 2021, winning 43-35. Does Mills have another victory up their sleeve, or will Washington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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