On Tuesday, the Valley Vikings faced the Albuquerque Academy Chargers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Valley secured a 65-60 W over Albuquerque Academy. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Julian Chavez was his usual excellent self, scoring 27 points along with seven steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Tyler Kozlowski, who scored 13 points.
Valley is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Albuquerque Academy, their loss ended a eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3.
Valley will head out on the road to take on Cibola at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Albuquerque Academy, they will be playing at home against Hope Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Hope Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matches.