After five games on the road, Santa Ana Valley is heading back home. They will take on the Magnolia Sentinels at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Santa Ana Valley suffered their closest defeat yet this season on Monday. They fell just short of Western by a score of 63-61. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Magnolia suffered their biggest loss since December 13, 2023 on Wednesday. They suffered a rough 76-51 defeat at the hands of Savanna. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat Magnolia has suffered against Savanna since January 7, 2020.
Santa Ana Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Magnolia, they dropped their record down to 4-19 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Santa Ana Valley won a match that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played two weeks ago, slipping by Magnolia 59-58. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Magnolia's Elijah Jones, who scored 27 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Santa Ana Valley still be able to contain him? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.