Basketball Preview: Spring Valley Vikings vs. Nation Ford Falcons
Spring Valley is 4-0 against the Falcons since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Spring Valley Vikings will look to defend their home court against the Nation Ford Falcons at 6:30 p.m. Spring Valley will be strutting in after a victory while the Falcons will be coming in after a loss.
Even though Clover scored an imposing 59 points on Tuesday, Spring Valley still came out on top. Spring Valley snuck past the Blue Eagles with a 63-59 win.
Meanwhile, Nation Ford's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their eighth straight defeat. They took a serious blow against Rock Hill, falling 77-45. While losing is never fun, Nation Ford can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Bearcats are ranked sixth).
Spring Valley's win bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Nation Ford, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Spring Valley against the Falcons in their previous meeting back in January as the squad secured a 77-43 win. Will Spring Valley repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
