Basketball Game Preview: Grand Valley Cardinals vs. Olathe Pirates

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Previous Games

02/06/24 - Home	56-43 W
01/23/24 - Away	70-55 W
02/07/23 - Away	59-44 W
01/24/23 - Home	83-39 W
02/07/20 - Home	76-49 W
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Grand Valley has gone 10-0 against Olathe recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Grand Valley Cardinals will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Olathe Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Grand Valley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight losses, while Olathe will come in with three straight wins.

Grand Valley lost 73-50 to Fort Lupton on Saturday.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Andrew Horner, who went 6 for 15 on his way to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Gronewoller, who posted eight points along with 11 boards and three blocks.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Olathe). They slipped by Caprock Academy 76-75 on Thursday.

Olathe's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-1. As for Grand Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.

Grand Valley beat Olathe 56-43 in their previous meeting back in February. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Olathe's Isaiah Gordon, who had 24 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Grand Valley still be able to contain Gordon? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.