Basketball Preview: River Valley Dust Devils vs. Odyssey Institute Minotaur
After both having extra time off, the River Valley Dust Devils and the Odyssey Institute Minotaur will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
River Valley is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game dating back to last season last Friday. They fell 38-30 to Parker.
Meanwhile, Odyssey Institute came up short against Bourgade Catholic last Friday and fell 24-14. The Minotaur haven't had much luck with the Golden Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, Odyssey Institute had strong showings from Gwendolyn Carricart, who posted six points along with 15 rebounds, and Adamaris Aguilar, who almost dropped a double-double on nine rebounds and ten steals. The dominant performance also gave Carricart a new career-high in offensive rebounds (11).
Odyssey Institute's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for River Valley, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
River Valley took a serious blow against Odyssey Institute when the teams last played back in February, falling 56-19. Can River Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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