Basketball Game Preview: Valor South Austin Falcons vs. IDEA Bluff Springs Bats

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Previous 3 Games

11/15/24 - Away	70-14 W
02/12/24 - Home	42-37 W
02/06/24 - Away	45-42 W

Valor South Austin is 3-0 against IDEA Bluff Springs since February of 2024 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Valor South Austin Falcons will head out to take on the IDEA Bluff Springs Bats at 6:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

IDEA Bluff Springs is hoping to do what IDEA Health Professions couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Valor South Austin's winning streak, which now stands at nine games. Valor South Austin blew past IDEA Health Professions 62-16.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for IDEA Bluff Springs, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 39-8 victory over Wayside: Sci-Tech.

Valor South Austin better keep an eye on Samantha Saucedo-Palencia. She was instrumental in IDEA Bluff Springs' win, going 11 of 22 on her way to 26 points. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Saucedo-Palencia has scored at least a third of IDEA Bluff Springs' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Je'Nise Solano, who posted nine points.

Valor South Austin is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 18.6 points per game. As for IDEA Bluff Springs, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.

Everything came up roses for Valor South Austin against IDEA Bluff Springs in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 70-14 victory. Does Valor South Austin have another victory up their sleeve, or will IDEA Bluff Springs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.