The Quarry Lane Cougars just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Valley Christian Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Quarry Lane has ten straight victories, Valley Christian has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Quarry Lane will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one point back in December of 2024, then bounced right back against Emery on Wednesday. Quarry Lane took down Emery 67-49. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 536th, while the Spartans are ranked 1150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian had to suffer through a 71-19 loss at the hands of Lowell.
Quarry Lane pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.6 points per game. As for Valley Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Quarry Lane was able to grind out a solid victory over Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 52-40. Does Quarry Lane have another victory up their sleeve, or will Valley Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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