The Van Nuys Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Kennedy Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
Van Nuys has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 22 points or more this season. They put the hurt on Vaughn with a sharp 57-31 victory on Saturday. With Van Nuys ahead 29-8 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Kennedy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 29 points or more this season. They breezed by Canoga Park at home to the tune of 70-22. Given Kennedy's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 289th, while Canoga Park is ranked 1170th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Andreya Villa had an outrageously good game as she dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Melissa Moran, who scored 11 points along with 8 rebounds and 5 steals.
Van Nuys' victory lifted them to 7-1 while Vaughn's loss dropped them down to 0-7.
Van Nuys took a serious blow against Kennedy in their previous matchup back in January, falling 56-24. Can Van Nuys avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
