The Valley Vikings will be playing at home against the Green Valley Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past six contests -- so hopefully the Gators like a good challenge.
Valley scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Bonanza 85-42 at home. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Valley has managed all season.
Elijah Flowers was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 38 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Emmanuel Banks was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Green Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a hard 67-51 fall against Faith Lutheran. Green Valley has not had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Valley's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-16. As for Green Valley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8.
Valley came up short against the Gators when the teams last played back in January, falling 55-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Green Valley's Brock Barney, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 16 rebounds. Now that the Vikings know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
