It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Sun Valley Spartans can now relate to. They took a serious blow against the Mavericks on Tuesday, falling 76-38. While losing is never fun, Sun Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 176th, while Mallard Creek is ranked 25th).
Sun Valley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Tyra Robinson, who scored 20 points, and Kaylen Henry who scored 12 points.
Sun Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-14 record this season. As for Mallard Creek, they pushed their record up to 25-3 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Sun Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mallard Creek, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mount Tabor at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Tabor will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something Mallard Creek surely won't give up without a fight.
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