The Soquel Knights will venture away from home to face off against the San Lorenzo Valley Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Soquel has three straight victories, San Lorenzo Valley has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Soquel is headed into the game having just posted their closest win since December 5, 2024 on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Christopher, sneaking past 36-33. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Knights' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 390th, while the Cougars are ranked 76th).
Meanwhile, San Lorenzo Valley played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Live Oak, falling 69-39. The Cougars were down 56-31 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
The win got Soquel back to even at 7-7. As for San Lorenzo Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Everything went Soquel's way against San Lorenzo Valley when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as Soquel made off with a 63-42 victory. Will Soquel repeat their success, or does San Lorenzo Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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