Basketball Game Preview: Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology Griffins vs. Sun Valley Magnet Pioneers

The Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology Griffins will face off against the Sun Valley Magnet Pioneers at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology: 23.1, Sun Valley Magnet: 27.8) so any points scored will be well earned.

Last Friday, Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology didn't have too much trouble with Discovery as they won 39-20. The Griffins haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.

Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology can attribute much of their success to Heidi Lombera, who went 9 for 15 en route to 20 points and five rebounds, and Jasmine Ruiz, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 15 boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Lombera has scored at least a third of Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology's points.

Meanwhile, Sun Valley Magnet had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They breezed past the Warriors to the tune of 52-4. The Pioneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 27 points or more this season.

Sun Valley Magnet's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 16.4 points over those games. As for Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.

Things could have been worse for Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 38-23 loss to Sun Valley Magnet when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.