The St. Mary's Rams will face off against the Pleasant Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
St. Mary's heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Tuesday. They took a 67-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of McClatchy. The Rams' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Valley waltzed into their game on Saturday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They took down the Wolves 56-37. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Wolves are ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pleasant Valley's win came from a few key players St. Mary's will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Aj Gambol, who posted 25 points and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Pleasant Valley's points. Another player making a difference was Ava Dunn, who earned six points along with 16 boards and four blocks.
Pleasant Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Pleasant Valley's victory bumped their record up to 25-4. As for St. Mary's, their loss dropped their record down to 17-13.
St. Mary's beat Pleasant Valley 62-49 in their previous meeting back in December of 2016. Does St. Mary's have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pleasant Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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