The Blue Valley Northwest Huskies will be playing at home against the Blue Valley Southwest Timberwolves at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Blue Valley Northwest will be strutting in after a victory while Blue Valley Southwest will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Blue Valley Northwest faced Blue Valley North in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Blue Valley Northwest snuck past Blue Valley North with a 45-40 victory.
Meanwhile, Blue Valley Southwest's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight defeat. Their rough 74-53 loss to Saint Thomas Aquinas might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Blue Valley Southwest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while Saint Thomas Aquinas is ranked 13th).
Despite the loss, Blue Valley Southwest saw an underclassman step up: Kylie Cross scored 17 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cross has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Hansen, who scored ten points.
Blue Valley Northwest's victory bumped their record up to 14-5. As for Blue Valley Southwest, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season.
Blue Valley Northwest didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Blue Valley Southwest when the teams last played back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 44-38 victory. Will Blue Valley Northwest repeat their success, or does Blue Valley Southwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
