The Fountain Valley Barons will head out on the road to face off against the Anaheim Colonists at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Fountain Valley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while Anaheim is ranked 106th).
Fountain Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They had to suffer through a rough 74-32 loss at the hands of Los Alamitos.
Meanwhile, Anaheim put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Kennedy by a score of 58-48.
Anaheim got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Gisele Martinez out in front who scored 22 points along with three steals. The match was Martinez's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Elise Marquez, who scored 11 points along with eight assists and four steals.
Fountain Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Anaheim, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Fountain Valley suffered a grim 80-60 defeat to Anaheim in their previous matchup back in January of 2022. Can Fountain Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
