Valley hasn't had much luck against Burbank recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Valley Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the Burbank Titans at 7:00 p.m.
Valley will head into Wednesday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They were beaten by West Campus 68-41. 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 1329th, while the Warriors are ranked 639th).
Meanwhile, Burbank had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.6 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They walked away with a 42-35 win over the Falcons.
Valley better focus on containing Cedric Sydnor and Michael Butcher as the pair were huge in Burbank's win. Sydnor dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds, while Butcher posted ten points along with eight boards and three steals. Sydnor is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games he's played.
Burbank's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38 points. As for Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Valley came up short against Burbank in their previous meeting back in February of 2018, falling 74-69. Can Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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