Capistrano Valley is 2-8 against Dana Hills since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Capistrano Valley Cougars will be playing at home against the Dana Hills Dolphins at 7:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Capistrano Valley has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Dana Hills will arrive with five straight wins.
Capistrano Valley suffered their biggest defeat since November 13, 2023 on Tuesday. They were outmatched by El Toro on the road and fell 63-15. Capistrano Valley has struggled against El Toro recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
In what's become a running theme this season, Dana Hills gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 60-24 victory over Mission Viejo. Given Dana Hills' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while Mission Viejo is ranked 951st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dana Hills relied on the efforts of Brooklyn Akason, who scored 13 points along with three steals, and Kayla Rice, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds. Rice hasn't dropped below 15points for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Dellner, who scored two points along with ten assists and seven rebounds.
Capistrano Valley dropped their record down to 2-12 with that loss, which was their 13th straight on the road. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 13.4 points per game. As for Dana Hills, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season.
Capistrano Valley was taken down by Dana Hills 75-11 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rice, who scored 26 points along with nine rebounds and four steals. Now that Capistrano Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
