Butte Valley is on a 19-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Hayfork is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Butte Valley Bulldogs will take on the Hayfork Timberjacks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Butte Valley stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Dunsmuir 54-22 at home. Given Butte Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 641st, while Dunsmuir is ranked 1298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Even though Hayfork has not done well against Surprise Valley recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Hayfork strolled past Surprise Valley with points to spare, taking the game 40-22.
Butte Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Hayfork, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Butte Valley came up short against Hayfork in their previous matchup back in January, falling 32-24. Will Butte Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
