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| 02/29/24 - Home | 29-62 L |
| 12/16/23 - Away | 36-65 L |
| 01/27/22 - Away | 19-53 L |
| 12/29/18 - Away | 51-30 W |
| 12/29/17 - Away | 43-37 W |
| + 3 more games |
Valley Central and Wallkill are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Valley Central Vikings will be playing at home against the Wallkill Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Monday, Valley Central came up short against Cornwall Central and fell 59-49. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 370th, while the Dragons are ranked 125th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wallkill, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They walked away with a 61-52 victory over Marlboro Central on Thursday. The score was all tied up 27-27 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
Valley Central better focus on containing Zoe Mesuch and Gabriella Gualtiere as the pair were huge in Wallkill's win. Mesuch shot 48% from the field en route to 27 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds, while Gualtiere went 8-for-12 to rack up 19 points and eight boards. That makes it 20 consecutive games in which Mesuch has scored at least a third of Wallkill's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aoife Brady, who posted four points.
Wallkill was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They are 9-4 when they've passed the ball that well.
Wallkill's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Valley Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season.
Valley Central was taken down by Wallkill 62-29 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mesuch, who shot 53% from the field on her way to 22 points along with five assists and five boards. Now that Valley Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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