Valley View is 0-10 against Ponder since November of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Valley View Eagles will square off against the Ponder Lions at 6:15 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Valley View turned things around against Callisburg on Tuesday. They skirted past the Wildcats 31-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since November 25, 2024.
Meanwhile, Ponder entered their tilt with Whitesboro on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They strolled past the Bearcats with points to spare, taking the game 56-38. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 186th, while the Bearcats are ranked 761st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ponder is also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for Valley View, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 6-21.
Valley View was dealt a bruising 78-13 defeat at the hands of Ponder when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Valley View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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