Basketball Recap: West Valley Falls Despite Big Games from Ahmad Mcclellan and Malachi Black

If West Valley was feeling good fresh off their 66-45 takedown of Heritage on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The West Valley Mustangs took a 71-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Citrus Hill Hawks on Tuesday. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hawks apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.

West Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Malachi Black and Ahmad McClellan. Black went 8 for 13 on his way to 23 points in addition to eight boards and three steals, while McClellan went 8 of 12 on his way to 21 points and eight rebounds. Black's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamessen Lima, who posted six points and seven rebounds.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Citrus Hill to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alaric(AJ) Hayes, who went 14 of 27 on his way to 34 points. Kannon Steward was another key player, putting up ten points along with eight steals and six assists.

West Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Citrus Hill, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.

West Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 69-63 win against Redlands East Valley on the 20th. As for Citrus Hill, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 72-60 victory against Lakeside on the 19th.