The Pleasant Valley Vikings will head out to take on the Chico Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pleasant Valley will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Pleasant Valley beat Enterprise 47-34. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Hornets are ranked 381st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/14/25 @ Enterprise | 3 |
| 12/14/24 vs Vista del Lago | 2 |
| 02/24/24 vs Chico | 2 |
| 01/25/24 @ Red Bluff | 2 |
| 01/16/24 vs Shasta | 2 |
Pleasant Valley relied on the efforts of Jada Nelms, who went 7 of 15 en route to 19 points, and Shannon Fong, who went 5 for 12 on her way to 12 points and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Nelms a new career-high in assists (three). Nyah Fortune was another key player, putting up four points and five steals.
Meanwhile, Chico waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Spartans as they made off with a 61-35 victory. The Panthers pushed the score to 52-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spartans cut but never quite recovered from.
Pleasant Valley better keep an eye on Josie Carlos. She was instrumental in Chico's win, going 10 of 16 on her way to 32 points in addition to eight boards and seven steals. Carlos has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Evelyn Bentley also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Chico has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.2 points per game. As for Pleasant Valley, their win bumped their record up to 15-3.
Everything came up roses for Pleasant Valley against Chico in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 69-28 victory. Does Pleasant Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chico turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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