The Valley Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the Armijo Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Monday, Valley came up short against Fairfield and fell 57-45. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1251st, while the Falcons are ranked 286th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Armijo). They walked away with a 74-64 win over Johnson on Monday.
Valley better keep an eye on Isreal Legree. He was instrumental in Armijo's win, putting up 25 points. Legree is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Jamire Singleton, who posted 14 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Valley and nudges their season record down to 5-18. As for Armijo, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-17.
Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Armijo in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 71-69. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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