The Mount Miguel Matadors will take on the Valhalla Norsemen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mount Miguel will head into Tuesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 23-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Granite Hills 54-51.
| 12/10/24 vs Granite Hills | 19 |
| 02/17/24 vs Clairemont | 18 |
| 12/04/24 @ Santana | 16 |
| 01/04/24 vs Patrick Henry | 14 |
| 12/03/24 vs West Hills | 13 |
It was another big night for Hamad Elhamad, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 boards. That's the most points he has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerome Radcliff, who posted 11 points.
Meanwhile, Valhalla had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 50-42 win over the Foothillers. While the Norsemen 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.
The victory got Mount Miguel back to even at 2-2. As for Valhalla, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Mount Miguel skirted past Valhalla 50-48 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Does Mount Miguel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Valhalla turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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