Two dominant guards in Cara McKell and Amiyya Castanos are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Valencia Vikings will be taking part in a tournament against the Verdugo Hills Dons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Valencia knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Verdugo Hills likes a good challenge.
Valencia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Burroughs by a score of 90-83 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Verdugo Hills didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Temple City on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 52-46 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Dons.
Valencia better focus on containing Castanos and Rayleen Castanos as the pair were huge in Verdugo Hills' win. Amiyya posted 21 points and six steals, while Rayleen dropped a double-double on 14 points and 17 boards. That's the most rebounds Rayleen has posted since back in January. Kayla Pimentel was another key player, putting up six points.
Valencia is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.4 points per game. As for Verdugo Hills, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
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