The Valhalla Norsemen will take on the Eastlake Titans in a tournament on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Valhalla has five straight wins, Eastlake has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
While Valhalla didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They snuck past Sweetwater with a 60-56 victory on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Norsemen have won by exactly four points.
Valhalla got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cole Davis out in front who went 7 for 13 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Mikhail, who posted 15 points.
Meanwhile, Eastlake came up short against Santa Fe Christian on Saturday and fell 67-56. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 602nd, while the Eagles are ranked 44th).
Valhalla's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Eastlake, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Valhalla was dealt a bruising 78-42 loss at the hands of Eastlake when the teams last played back in December of 2019. Thankfully for Valhalla, Alexander Crawford (who went 10 of 13 on his way to 20 points and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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