Golden Valley lost against Canyon back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Golden Valley Grizzlies came up short against the Canyon Cowboys, falling 65-40. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 647th, while the Cowboys are ranked 255th).
Despite the defeat, Golden Valley had strong showings from Krysta Ezenwa, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 17 rebounds, and Janice Orantes, who posted 11 points. That was a full 35% of Golden Valley's points, marking the eighth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Canyon was led to victory by Darby Dunn and Shannen Wilson. Dunn went 13 for 30 on her way to 34 points in addition to five boards and three steals, while Wilson dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Dunn a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Alexandra Sanchez, who scored six points.
This is the second loss in a row for Golden Valley and nudges their season record down to 7-14. As for Canyon, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-13.
Golden Valley will take on Saugus at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Canyon, they will face off against Valencia at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Canyon knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Valencia likes a good challenge.
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