The Valley Christian Warriors will head out to take on the Archbishop Riordan Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Valley Christian heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Friday. They took a blow against Archbishop Mitty, falling 75-19. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Monarchs are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Archbishop Riordan waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 49-45 W against the Wildcats.
Archbishop Riordan pushed their record up to 18-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points over those games. As for Valley Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 15-10 record this season.
Valley Christian suffered a grim 71-47 defeat to Archbishop Riordan in their previous meeting last Friday. Can Valley Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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