On Thursday, Spring Valley faced Desert Oasis in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Spring Valley Grizzlies narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks 53-50. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Grizzlies have posted against the Diamondbacks since January 7, 2020.
Mia Ervin had an outrageously good game as she posted 28 points. Mckenyia Pittman was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Despite the defeat, Desert Oasis had strong showings from Kazel Jones, who had eight points along with eight rebounds and five steals, and Kayleigh Upham, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 boards. Upham is becoming a predictor of Desert Oasis' success: when she posts at least eight rebounds the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jasmine Bermudez, who posted ten points and four steals.
Grizzlies
| 12/05/24 @ Desert Oasis | 53-50 |
| 12/03/24 @ Sports Leadership & Management | 49-44 |
The win made it two in a row for Spring Valley and bumps their season record up to 2-1. As for Desert Oasis, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Spring Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 61-38 victory against Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas on the 9th. As for Desert Oasis, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 59-7 defeat against Bishop Gorman on the 11th.
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