The Bernalillo Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Bernalillo has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Valley will arrive with five straight victories.
Last Tuesday, things could have been worse for Bernalillo, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 61-42 loss to Albuquerque Academy. While losing is never fun, Bernalillo can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while Albuquerque Academy is ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, Valley can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 75-48 victory over Del Norte on the road. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 12 more assists than your opponent, as Valley did.
Valley relied on the efforts of Julian Chavez, who scored 13 points along with six assists and five steals, and Tyler Kozlowski, who scored 17 points along with two steals. Diego Miscles-Rivera was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Bernalillo's loss dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Bernalillo was taken down by Valley 72-39 in their previous matchup on February 6th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kozlowski, who scored 14 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Now that Bernalillo knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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