Golden Valley won the last time they faced Buhach Colony and things went their way on Friday too. The Golden Valley Cougars strolled past the Buhach Colony Thunder with points to spare, taking the game 56-42. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Thunder are ranked 717th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Buhach Colony lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Carter Chapman, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds. Chapman has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jordan Cortez, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards.
Golden Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points per game. As for Buhach Colony, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-13.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Golden Valley will welcome Atwater at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Buhach Colony, they will be playing at home against El Capitan at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in El Capitan's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight games.
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