Basketball Preview: Dutch Fork Silver Foxes vs. Spring Valley Vikings
The Dutch Fork Silver Foxes will square off against the Spring Valley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dutch Fork will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Dutch Fork is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Greenwood: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Dutch Fork blew Greenwood out of the water with a 50-21 final score. The 50-point effort marked the Silver Foxes' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Dutch Fork's win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Michaela Fairwell, who earned ten points in addition to five steals. Fairwell is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed five or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Trinity Crumlin, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley entered their match against Lower Richland on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Spring Valley took a 65-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lower Richland. The Vikings were down 52-30 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Dutch Fork's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 46.3 points. As for Spring Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Dutch Fork was able to grind out a solid win over Spring Valley in their previous matchup back in January, winning 65-57. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Spring Valley's Zie'L Ratchford, who posted 12 points plus five assists and five rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Dutch Fork still be able to contain Ratchford? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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