The Valley Vikings will venture away from home to take on the Bernalillo Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley has insisted on making their last four contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-3 during that stretch of close contests.
Valley is headed into the match having just posted their closest win since January 10th on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Del Norte, sneaking past 53-51. The victory continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won four in a row.
Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Luciano Mondragon, who went 5-for-6 on his way to 18 points and five boards, and Angelito Villa, who went 6-for-12 en route to 16 points and seven rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, Villa now owns an excellent 40.2% three-point shooting accuracy. Another player making a difference was Carter Monroe, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Bernalillo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were beaten by Albuquerque Academy 69-30. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Chargers are ranked 19th).
Bernalillo's loss dropped their record down to 8-17. As for Valley, their win bumped their record up to 11-14.
Everything came up roses for Valley against Bernalillo in their previous matchup on February 4th, as the team secured a 64-29 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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