Tustin pulls out confidence-boosting win over Valencia

PLACENTIA – Despite being in early foul trouble and its top scorer and rebounder eventually fouling out, Tustin managed to grind out a 51-47 victory over Valencia in an Empire League boys basketball contest Friday at Valencia High.
The Tillers (9-10, 2-2) stay within range of front runners Cypress and Pacifica in the league standings, while the Tigers (8-12, 1-3) will need to start notching victories to get into contention.
“We’ve had a rough stretch for the last couple of week