This season hasn't been kind to the Sandhills Valley Mavericks, who are still winless after their ninth game. They took a serious blow against South Loup on Tuesday, falling 51-16. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Sandhills Valley in their matchups with South Loup: they've now lost five in a row.
South Loup had a senior duo take command as Bryn Schwarz dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 steals and Josie Reiff scored 14 points along with six steals. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Schwarz has scored at least 25% of South Loup's points.
Sandhills Valley's defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-9. As for South Loup, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5.
Sandhills Valley will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Medicine Valley at 6:15 p.m. on January 9, 2024. South Loup will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Hershey at 6:00 p.m. on January 2, 2024. Hershey and South Loup are at an even 3-3 over their past six head-to-heads.
