The San Fernando Valley Academy Huskies will face off against the Monroe Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (San Fernando Valley Academy has three straight victories, Monroe has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
San Fernando Valley Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 106-16 win over Bridges Academy. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 60-7.
San Fernando Valley Academy's win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Blake McLennan, who went 14 of 25 en route to 35 points and eight steals. Another player making a difference was Austin Higgins, who went 10 for 19 on his way to 26 points in addition to seven boards and three blocks.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 81-23, which was the final score in Monroe's tilt against Grant on Friday. The contest marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The victory got San Fernando Valley Academy back to even at 7-7. As for Monroe, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
San Fernando Valley Academy ended up a good deal behind Monroe in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, losing 67-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Monroe's Diego Caceres, who posted 16 points and six steals. Now that San Fernando Valley Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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