Water Valley is 2-8 against Bruce since November of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Water Valley Blue Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Bruce Trojans at 6:00 p.m.
Water Valley is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They came up short against Vardaman, falling 59-34.
Meanwhile, Bruce waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Dragons 63-22. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Trojans had established a 33 point advantage.
Water Valley better focus on containing A'Toria Knox and Laken Corbit as the pair were huge in Bruce's win. Knox posted 23 points and eight steals, while Corbit went 11 for 19 on her way to 27 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks. That makes it three consecutive games in which Knox has scored at least a third of Bruce's points. Lylla Howell was another key player, putting up five points and eight boards.
Bruce was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.
Bruce has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.2 points per game. As for Water Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Things could have been worse for Water Valley, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 50-32 loss to Bruce in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Water Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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