Northern Valley has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Golden Plains Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Golden Plains took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Northern Valley, who comes in off a win.
Winning is just a little bit easier when your three-point shooting is a whole 24% better than the opposition, a fact Northern Valley proved on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 49-24 margin over Hill City. 49 seems to be a good number for Northern Valley as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Northern Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Audrey Bina, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bina has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Austyn Cox, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Golden Plains' recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a rough 52-23 loss at the hands of Wallace County. While losing is never fun, Golden Plains can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while Wallace County is ranked 63rd).
Northern Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season. As for Golden Plains, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Northern Valley took their win against Golden Plains in their previous meeting on Friday by a conclusive 49-23. In that matchup, Northern Valley amassed a halftime lead of 33-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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