Lassen and West Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2022, but not for long. The Lassen Grizzlies will head out on the road to challenge the West Valley Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lassen will be strutting in after a win while West Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Lassen against Central Valley as the team secured a 62-21 victory. The matchup marked the Grizzlies' most dominant win of the season.
01/24/25 vs Central Valley | 25 |
12/16/24 @ Modoc | 18 |
01/21/25 vs Yreka | 18 |
12/06/24 vs Yerington | 18 |
12/08/23 @ Oroville | 17 |
Nellie Ratcliff was her usual excellent self, going 11 of 22 en route to 25 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. Those 25 points gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brook Medovitch, who posted eight points along with nine boards and three blocks.
Meanwhile, West Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 46-40 to University Prep. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Lassen's victory bumped their record up to 7-12. As for West Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Lassen ended up a good deal behind West Valley in their previous meeting on January 7th, losing 63-48. Can Lassen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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