Basketball Game Preview: Gunnison Valley Bulldogs vs. Duchesne Eagles

Gunnison Valley hasn't had much luck against Duchesne recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Gunnison Valley Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Duchesne Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Gunnison Valley will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating North Sevier, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Gunnison Valley escaped with a win on Thursday against North Sevier by the margin of a single free throw, 46-45. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.

Autumn Anderson

Blocked Shots (Career)

01/09/25 @ North Sevier	7
11/26/24 vs Parowan	6
12/19/23 vs Ben Lomond	5
12/06/24 @ Milford	4
01/03/25 vs Grand County	3

Gunnison Valley relied on the efforts of Rylee Bartholomew, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds, and Autumn Anderson, who posted seven points in addition to ten boards and seven blocks. The dominant performance gave Anderson a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryler Blackburn, who had seven points.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Duchesne on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew San Juan out of the water with a 67-17 final score. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 22 points or more this season.

Duchesne has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.4 points per game. As for Gunnison Valley, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.

Gunnison Valley was taken down by Duchesne 61-23 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Duchesne's Chezney Farnsworth, who went 10 of 17 on her way to 23 points and seven rebounds. Now that Gunnison Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.