The Blue Valley Northwest Huskies stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Blue Valley Southwest as Blue Valley Northwest made off with a 54-30 victory. Given Blue Valley Northwest's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while Blue Valley Southwest is ranked 128th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lainie Douglas continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Elise Grosdidier was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with five steals.
Blue Valley Southwest's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Teegan Vietti, who scored four points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Payne, who scored six points.
Blue Valley Southwest struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only an offensive rebound. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Blue Valley Northwest is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which lines up perfectly with their 15-5 record this season. As for Blue Valley Southwest, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9.
Blue Valley Northwest will head out on the road to take on St. James Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully St. James Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 last Monday. As for Blue Valley Southwest, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Blue Valley West at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. Blue Valley West is coming into the matchup with three straight losses on the road, meaning Blue Valley Southwest will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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