Basketball Preview: Badger Braves vs. Grand Valley Mustangs
The Badger Braves will challenge the Grand Valley Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Badger has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Grand Valley will come in with three straight wins.
Grand Valley is facing Badger at the wrong time: Badger suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 65-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Devils.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Avery Rice, who went 8 for 17 en route to 21 points plus five steals. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriella Miller, who scored nine points along with seven assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Grand Valley sidestepped Pymatuning Valley for a 37-35 victory.
Grand Valley's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Badger, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Badger was able to grind out a solid victory over Grand Valley in their previous matchup back in February of 2019, winning 55-42. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Grand Valley's Alexis Mahaffey, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 17 rebounds. Now that she won't be playing on Monday, will it be easier for Badger to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
