Mount Miguel is on an eight-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Valhalla an eight-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Mount Miguel Matadors will host the Valhalla Norsemen at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-25, which was the final score in Mount Miguel's tilt against Helix on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Matadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1072nd, while the Highlanders are ranked 468th).
Mount Miguel's defeat came about despite a quality game from Laylah Castro, who posted 14 points. That was a full 56% of Mount Miguel's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiyanna Sinsay, who put up seven points.
Valhalla played against Escondido and lost via forfeit.
Mount Miguel's loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Valhalla, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything came up roses for Mount Miguel against Valhalla when the teams last played back in April of 2021, as the team secured a 103-10 victory. Will Mount Miguel repeat their success, or does Valhalla have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
