Sun Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 73-55 to the Marvin Ridge Mavericks. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while the Mavericks are ranked 173rd).
Demarion Hough
| 02/07/25 vs Marvin Ridge | 12 |
| 12/13/24 vs Ballantyne Ridge | 8 |
| 12/10/24 @ Parkwood | 6 |
| 01/07/25 vs Cuthbertson | 5 |
| 02/04/25 @ Weddington | 4 |
Sun Valley's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Demarion Hough, who posted 12 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Hough a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jaylin Powell, who went 5-for-6 on his way to 13 points.
Marshall Payne was a one-man wrecking crew for Marvin Ridge as he went 9-for-11 to rack up 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Voss, who scored 12 points and seven rebounds.
Sun Valley's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Marvin Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season.
Sun Valley has already played their next matchup, a 71-67 win against Porter Ridge on the 14th. As for Marvin Ridge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 71-53 victory against Cuthbertson on the 12th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
