Basketball Game Preview: Spring Valley Grizzlies vs. Democracy Prep Agassi Campus Blue Knights

Two dominant guards in Mia Ervin and Bray'Ana Miles are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Spring Valley Grizzlies will head out to square off against the Democracy Prep Agassi Campus Blue Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Spring Valley has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Democracy Prep Agassi Campus will arrive with three straight wins.

Spring Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked second at the time (Spring Valley was ranked 23rd). Spring Valley was outmatched by Centennial and fell 84-41. The Grizzlies were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-24.

Ervin put forth a good effort for the losing side as she almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. That was a full 34.1% of Spring Valley's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aujanae Mays, who had nine points and six rebounds.

Meanwhile, Democracy Prep Agassi Campus was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Faith Lutheran 64-26. The Blue Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 21 points or more this season.

Democracy Prep Agassi Campus' win came from a few key players Spring Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Keonni Lewis, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games she's played. Another player making a difference was La'Niah Hicks, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards.

Democracy Prep Agassi Campus was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Faith Lutheran only racked up two assists.

Democracy Prep Agassi Campus pushed their record up to 21-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.2 points. As for Spring Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.

Spring Valley took a serious blow against Democracy Prep Agassi Campus in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 70-31. Can Spring Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.