Pleasant Valley and Gaston are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The Pleasant Valley Raiders will head out to take on the Gaston Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Pleasant Valley has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Gaston will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Pleasant Valley ended up a good deal behind Coosa Christian and lost 68-54. While the Raiders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Conquerors 16-9 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Gaston strolled past Ranburne with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 70-51.
Gaston is also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-13 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.7 points per game. As for Pleasant Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-16.
Pleasant Valley came up short against Gaston in their previous matchup on January 7th, falling 46-41. Can Pleasant Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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