The Linden Lions will challenge the Big Valley Christian Lions at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Linden's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
Linden is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering River Islands just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 56-55 to the Riptide. While the Lions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Riptide 13-9 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Big Valley Christian posted their closest victory since November 25, 2024 back in December of 2024. Their defense stepped up to hand Tioga a 2-0 shutout. The two-point effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Big Valley Christian's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Linden, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Linden came up short against Big Valley Christian when the teams last played back in January of 2016, falling 62-51. Can Linden avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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