Recap: Grand Valley Cardinals vs. Roaring Fork Rams
The Grand Valley Cardinals put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Roaring Fork for the full four quarters, racking up a 65-35 victory at home. Grand Valley has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Grand Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Chloe Gronewoller, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gronewoller has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylae Medina, who scored 14 points along with seven assists and three steals.
Several Rams players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Riley Bevington, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and three steals. Bevington is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Carly Crownhart was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with two steals.
Grand Valley's victory was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 27.54 points. As for Roaring Fork, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Grand Valley will take on Cedaredge at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Cedaredge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 last Saturday. As for Roaring Fork, they will head out on the road to face off against Olathe at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Olathe focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 last Saturday.
